swimming

[swim-ing]

noun

1. the act of a person or thing that swims.

2. the skill or technique of a person who swims.

3. the sport of swimming.

adjective

1. pertaining to, characterized by, or capable of swimming.

2. used in or for swimming.

   swimming trunks.

3. immersed in or overflowing with water or some other liquid.

4. dizzy or giddy.

   a swimming head.

Other Word Forms

• swimmingness noun
• nonswimming adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of swimming¹

First recorded before 1000; Middle English; Old English swimmende (adjective). See swim, -ing ², -ing ¹

Example Sentences

She explained there were a lot of factors which hid her symptoms of weight loss, chronic fatigue and back pain, and she enjoyed an active lifestyle, going to dance classes and swimming regularly.

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At a sauna in Peckham, south London, young professionals sit on scorching hot, wood-panelled benches, dressed in swimming trunks and bathing suits.

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Planning officers said the swimming pool and summer house could have been built under permitted development rights, but the tennis court and garage would require planning permission.

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These teeth retract and flex more than the average canine, enabling the fish to latch onto a mate while swimming.

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Plaid Cymru's Lindsay Whittle said "we've seen the spirit and soul of our communities slowly fade away with the erosion" of services, as amenities such as libraries and swimming pools closed or faced closure.

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