swum
the past participle of swim.
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How to use swum in a sentence
He’s swum the Strait of Gibraltar, raced in the Sahara Desert, and rowed solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
I might have gotten into tech if I hadn’t done this, but whatever it would’ve been, I would’ve swum real fast.
Priyanka Chopra Jonas Believes in Walking the Walk, Not Talking the Talk | Pallabi Munsi | February 12, 2021 | OzySome he ordered off to the stables to get horses, for if Garnache had survived his leap and swum the moat, they must give chase.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniI supposed he must have swum the strait; though what should bring any creature to Earraid was more than I could fancy.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 10 (of 25) | Robert Louis StevensonOn his first journey Fabri had swum across, but on the return had been seized with panic and nearly drowned.
The Age of Erasmus | P. S. Allen
Even now I see him coming; the shallow streams he has forded; the deep rivers he has swum.
Folk-Lore and Legends: North American Indian | AnonymousWhen it became known that Grettir had swum a sea-mile, every one thought his courage extraordinary both on sea and on land.
Grettir The Strong | Unknown
British Dictionary definitions for swum
/ (swʌm) /
the past participle of swim
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