verb intrans
to propel the body in water by bodily movements, e.g. of the limbs, fins, or tail
to float on a liquid
to be immersed in or flooded with a liquid
The sausages were swimming in gravy
to have a floating, whirling, or dizzy effect or sensation
Her head was swimming
to cross (a stretch of water) by swimming
to use (a stroke) in swimming
to cause (a person or animal) to swim or float
swim against the tide
to move counter to the prevailing or popular trend
swimmer noun
[Old English swimman]