swimming

Definition

  • noun: the sport or activity of moving through water by moving your arms and legs
  • noun: the act, art, or sport of one that 'swims' and dives
  • adjective: that 'swims'
  • synonyms: vertigo, dizziness, floating

Examples

  • Our neighbors have a 'swimming pool' in their backyard.

  • The potatoes 'were swimming in' butter/gravy.

  • We watched the fish 'swimming' in the river.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Well, I must now return to my office and report my adjustments. According to the authorities in Nice, he has so far demolished one swimming pool and two trucks. And he's on his way to Gstaad. Gstaad? Yes. Today, a paradise in the Swiss Alps, tomorrow, a wasteland. Compared to Clouseau, (..)
    1975 The Return of the Pink Panther
  • (..) However, there is one question... that only you can answer. Oui? Does Sir Charles Litton have a swimming "peul"? A swimming "peul"? Back before you know it. Take care. Now what identity will you travel under? Well, I shall be, uh, (..)
    1975 The Return of the Pink Panther