- present participle of swim.
swimming
Example Sentences
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Emergency services were called to the South Promenade, in Hornsea, at about 18:00 BST on Tuesday after reports that a 13-year-old boy had got into difficulty while swimming.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
LONDON—The billionaire founder of one of the world’s most valuable startups recently bought a superyacht worth an estimated $400 million, replete with a glass-bottomed swimming pool and helipad.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
The tiny fish have a voracious appetite and work wonders as natural mosquito-control agents in abandoned swimming pools, small residential ponds, and other confined aquatic habitats.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
The massive deck around the swimming pools has grown rough in places.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
But they left, fearing our awesome power, and we spent the whole day swimming.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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