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  1. swimming:
  2. swim:


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Detailed Synonyms for swimming in English

swimming:

swimming [the ~] noun

  1. the swimming
    the swimming
  2. the swimming
    – the act of swimming 1
    the swim; the swimming
    – the act of swimming 1
    • swim [the ~] noun
      • they took a short swim in the pool1
    • swimming [the ~] noun
      • it was the swimming they enjoyed most1

swimming adj

  1. swimming
    – applied to a fish depicted horizontally 1
    swimming; naiant
    – applied to a fish depicted horizontally 1
  2. swimming
    – filled or brimming with tears 1
    liquid; swimming
    – filled or brimming with tears 1
    • liquid adj
      • sorrow made the eyes of many grow liquid1
    • swimming adj
      • swimming eyes1

Related Words for "swimming":

  • swimmingly

Alternate Synonyms for "swimming":


Related Definitions for "swimming":

  1. applied to a fish depicted horizontally1
  2. filled or brimming with tears1
    • swimming eyes1
  3. the act of swimming1
    • it was the swimming they enjoyed most1

swim:

to swim verb (swims, swam, swimming)

  1. to swim
    to swim
    • swim verb (swims, swam, swimming)
  2. to swim
    – be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom 1
    to float; to swim
    – be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom 1
    • float verb (floats, floated, floating)
    • swim verb (swims, swam, swimming)
  3. to swim
    – move as if gliding through water 1
    to swim
    – move as if gliding through water 1
    • swim verb (swims, swam, swimming)
      • this snake swims through the soil where it lives1
  4. to swim
    – travel through water 1
    to swim
    – travel through water 1
    • swim verb (swims, swam, swimming)
      • We had to swim for 20 minutes to reach the shore1
      • a big fish was swimming in the tank1
  5. to swim
    – be covered with or submerged in a liquid 1
    to drown; to swim
    – be covered with or submerged in a liquid 1
    • drown verb (drowns, drowned, drowning)
    • swim verb (swims, swam, swimming)
      • the meat was swimming in a fatty gravy1
  6. to swim
    – be dizzy or giddy 1
    to swim
    – be dizzy or giddy 1
    • swim verb (swims, swam, swimming)
      • my brain is swimming after the bottle of champagne1

Conjugations for swim:

present
  1. swim
  2. swim
  3. swims
  4. swim
  5. swim
  6. swim
simple past
  1. swam
  2. swam
  3. swam
  4. swam
  5. swam
  6. swam
present perfect
  1. have swum
  2. have swum
  3. has swum
  4. have swum
  5. have swum
  6. have swum
past continuous
  1. was swimming
  2. were swimming
  3. was swimming
  4. were swimming
  5. were swimming
  6. were swimming
future
  1. shall swim
  2. will swim
  3. will swim
  4. shall swim
  5. will swim
  6. will swim
continuous present
  1. am swimming
  2. are swimming
  3. is swimming
  4. are swimming
  5. are swimming
  6. are swimming
subjunctive
  1. be swum
  2. be swum
  3. be swum
  4. be swum
  5. be swum
  6. be swum
diverse
  1. swim!
  2. let's swim!
  3. swum
  4. swimming
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

swim [the ~] noun

  1. the swim
    – the act of swimming 1
    the swim; the swimming
    – the act of swimming 1
    • swim [the ~] noun
      • they took a short swim in the pool1
    • swimming [the ~] noun
      • it was the swimming they enjoyed most1

Alternate Synonyms for "swim":


Antonyms for "swim":


Related Definitions for "swim":

  1. the act of swimming1
    • they took a short swim in the pool1
  2. be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom1
  3. move as if gliding through water1
    • this snake swims through the soil where it lives1
  4. travel through water1
    • We had to swim for 20 minutes to reach the shore1
    • a big fish was swimming in the tank1
  5. be covered with or submerged in a liquid1
    • the meat was swimming in a fatty gravy1
  6. be dizzy or giddy1
    • my brain is swimming after the bottle of champagne1

Related Synonyms for swimming