swimming.
The act or art of sustaining and propelling the body in water.
Meaning & usage
The act or art of sustaining and propelling the body in water.
Triathlon competitors take part in open water swimming.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English swymmynge. Equivalent to swim (“to move through water”, verb) + -ing (suffix forming gerunds).
The state of being dizzy or in vertigo.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English swim Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English swimming From swim (“to be dizzy”, verb) + -ing (suffix forming gerunds).
present participle and gerund of swim
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