swimming
swimming Lexical Profile
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• noun
The sport or recreational activity of propelling oneself through water using the limbs.
"Competitive swimming requires immense cardiovascular endurance and precise stroke technique."
A dizzy, wavering, or vertiginous sensation in the head.
"The sudden drop in blood pressure caused a brief swimming in his head."
• adjective
Of, relating to, or used for the activity of propelling oneself through water.
"She packed a towel and a pair of goggles in her swimming bag."
Suffused with or immersed in liquid, such as tears or sauce.
"He looked up at her with eyes swimming with tears of gratitude."
Affected with a sensation of dizziness, vertigo, or confusion.
"After standing up too quickly, he had to steady his swimming head against the doorframe."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English 'swimman', meaning to move in or on the water or to float, descending from the Proto-Germanic root '*swimmana'.