swimming
swi ming
- n the act of swimming
it was the swimming they enjoyed most": "they took a short swim in the pool - v travel through water
a big fish was swimming in the tank - v be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
- v be dizzy or giddy
my brain is swimming after the bottle of champagne - v be covered with or submerged in a liquid
the meat was swimming in a fatty gravy - v move as if gliding through water
- s filled or brimming with tears
swimming eyes - s applied to a fish depicted horizontally
- Australia's swimming-crazy fans screamed for gold and generously applauded the achievements of swimmers from all countries.
- As his swimming was taking shape, though, Phelps' family was breaking up.
- Avoid swimming between sandbars, near steep drop-offs, near channels or at river mouths where sharks are found.