1
[present participle of swim]
: that swims
a swimming bird
2
[gerund of swim]
: adapted to or used in or for swimming
Examples of swimming in a Sentence
Noun
I am going swimming later today.
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Shun Graves, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
In fact, the term athlete’s foot comes from its prevalence among athletes, who spend a lot of time walking barefoot in locker rooms, shared bathrooms or showers, and around swimming pools.4
Athlete’s foot spreads when uninfected skin comes into contact with infected skin.
—Sarah Bradley, Health, 15 Aug. 2025
Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 19 May 2026
Torn between toiling away at farmwork, his corrective swimming lessons, and learning music from a local organist — the elderly Michel (Alexandre Astier, Clichy’s former directing partner), who shows him more kindness than most — Christophe’s world gradually widens.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 19 May 2026
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Adjective
In a new twist, the other half would operate as a non-swimming, staffed beach.
—Shun Graves, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
In fact, the term athlete’s foot comes from its prevalence among athletes, who spend a lot of time walking barefoot in locker rooms, shared bathrooms or showers, and around swimming pools.4
Athlete’s foot spreads when uninfected skin comes into contact with infected skin.
—Sarah Bradley, Health, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
The full list of open spray decks can be found on DCR’s swimming schedule webpage.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 19 May 2026
Torn between toiling away at farmwork, his corrective swimming lessons, and learning music from a local organist — the elderly Michel (Alexandre Astier, Clichy’s former directing partner), who shows him more kindness than most — Christophe’s world gradually widens.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 19 May 2026
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“Swimming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swimming. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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