Etymology

swimming

swim·ming
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Today it means: The act or art of sustaining and propelling the body in water. Full definition →

Middle English swymmynge
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swimming · noun1

  1. Middle English · inherited fromswymmynge
  2. English todayswimming

From Middle English swymmynge. Equivalent to swim (“to move through water”, verb) + -ing (suffix forming gerunds).

swimming · noun2

From swim (“to be dizzy”, verb) + -ing (suffix forming gerunds).

swimming · verb3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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