| Pronunciation: | | 'swiming
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| Matching Terms: | | swimming bath, swimming cap, swimming costume, swimming crab, swimming event, swimming hole, swimming kick, swimming meet, swimming pool, swimming speed, swimming stroke, swimming trunks, swimmingly, swimmingness
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] the act of swimming
- [adj] (heraldry) applied to a fish depicted horizontally
- [adj] filled or brimming with tears; "swimming eyes"; "watery eyes"; "sorrow made the eyes of many grow liquid"
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| | Synonyms: | | horizontal, liquid, naiant, swim, tearful, watery |
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| | See Also: | | aquatics, bathe, dip, dive, diving, plunge, skin diving, skin-dive, water sport |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Swim"ming\, a.
1. That swims; capable of swimming; adapted to, or used in,
swimming; as, a swimming bird; a swimming motion.
2. Suffused with moisture; as, swimming eyes.
{Swimming bell} (Zo["o]l.), a nectocalyx. See Illust. under
{Siphonophora}.
{Swimming crab} (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of
marine crabs, as those of the family {Protunid[ae]}, which
have some of the joints of one or more pairs of legs
flattened so as to serve as fins.
\Swim"ming\, n.
The act of one who swims.
\Swim"ming\, a. [From {Swim} to be dizzy.]
Being in a state of vertigo or dizziness; as, a swimming
brain.
\Swim"ming\, n.
Vertigo; dizziness; as, a swimming in the head. --Dryden.
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| Dream Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Dreaming that you are swimming, suggests that you are exploring aspects of your unconscious mind and emotions. The dream may be a sign that you are seeking some sort of emotional support. It is a common dream image for people going through therapy.
Dreaming that you are swimming underwater, suggests that you are completely submerged in your own feelings. You are forcing yourself to deal with your emotional difficulties. |
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