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swim·ming I. \ˈswimiŋ, -mēŋ\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of swimmen to swim 1. : the act, art, or sport of swimming and diving 2. a. : vertigo, dizziness b. : blurred or dazzled vision (as in dizziness) II. adjective Etymology: from present participle of swim (I) 1. a. : that swims : capable of or habituated to swimming < a swimming bird > b. [swimming (I) ] : adapted to or used in or for swimming < a swimming stroke > < a swimming lash > 2. : filled or flooded with or as if with water < swimming eyes > 3. : being in or affected by a state of vertigo or dizziness < a swimming brain > |