swimming
swim·ming
swimming · swimmings
плавання
плавание
Schwimmen
The act or art of sustaining and propelling the body in waterThe act or art of sustaining and propelling the body in water.
/ˈswɪmɪŋ/
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The act or art of sustaining and propelling the body in water.
Triathlon competitors take part in open water swimming.
Schwimmen
пла́ваниеplávanije
пла́ванняplávannja
(countable, uncountable)The state of being dizzy or in vertigo.
More definitions
- the act of swimming
Translations
9 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
human activity of moving oneself through water:
Русский
By meaning 1
human activity of moving oneself through water:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
human activity of moving oneself through water:
Origin
From Middle English swymmynge. Equivalent to swim (“to move through water”, verb) + -ing (From Middle English swymmynge. Equivalent to swim (“to move through water”, verb) + -ing (suffix forming gerunds).
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Forms
plural: swimmingsSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- the act of swimming:swim
Word family
26 related wordsRelatedswim
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Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Hobbies and sport — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable