Definitions

swim

[swim] / swɪm /

VERB

make way through water using arms, legs

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bathe crawl dive float glide paddle submerge wade

STRONG

freestyle move practice race skinny-dip slip stroke

WEAK

breast-stroke dog-paddle go for a swim go swimming go wading take a dip

Example Sentences

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"Just like with water safety, we have to continue teaching our kids to swim until they're strong swimmers," she says.

From BBC

Alfie says he made friends for life while working with more than 30 other children, who swam and ate pizza in their free time.

From BBC

Sam watched him swim in the toilet for a long time.

From Literature

She saw a school of silver fish swim by.

From Literature

Thor let out a little high-pitched yawning sound, his tiny paws swimming through the air as Bat settled him into the sling.

From Literature