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swimming

English

Pronunciation

Wikiversity

  • IPA(key): /?sw?m??/
  • Rhymes: -?m??

Etymology 1

From Middle English swymmynge. Equivalent to swim (“to move through water”, verb) +? -ing (suffix forming gerunds).

Noun

swimming (countable and uncountable, plural swimmings)

  1. The act or art of sustaining and propelling the body in water.
  2. The act or process of something that swims.
    • 1869, William Chambers, ?Robert Chambers, Chambers's Miscellany of Instructive & Entertaining Tracts (page 2)
      Swimmings of the head and intestinal pains seemed the prelude of dissolution.
Related terms
  • swimming bath
  • swimming cap
  • swimming pool
  • synchronised swimming, synchronized swimming
Translations

Etymology 2

From swim (“to be dizzy”, verb) +? -ing (suffix forming gerunds).

Noun

swimming (countable and uncountable, plural swimmings)

  1. The state of being dizzy or in vertigo.
    the swimming of my head the day after heavy drinking
Translations

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

swimming

  1. present participle of swim

swimming From the web:

  • what swimming pools are open
  • what swimming does to your body
  • what swimming stroke is the fastest
  • what swimming stroke burns the most calories
  • what swimming has taught me
  • what swimming stroke starts in the water
  • what swimming teaches you
  • what swimming does to your brain

snorkeling

English

Alternative forms

  • snorkelling

Noun

snorkeling (uncountable)

  1. The act of swimming using a snorkel.

Verb

snorkeling

  1. present participle of snorkel

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English snorkeling.

Noun

snorkeling m (uncountable)

  1. snorkeling

snorkeling From the web:

  • what snorkeling means
  • what snorkeling gear do i need
  • what snorkeling gear is the best
  • what's snorkeling like
  • what's snorkeling in german
  • what snorkeling in tagalog
  • snorkeling what to wear
  • snorkeling what to bring
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