a-swimadv.
/əˈswɪm/ Swimming, afloat.
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the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > movement in or on water > [adverb] > moving freely on surface
afloat?1473
floatingly1660
natantly1847
a-swim1870
1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise I. i. 125 The shallow flowing sea..set the wrack a-swim.
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