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The correct spelling is swim.
How to pronounce swim
/swɪm/
nounIPA: /swɪm/
Say it like: Swi-m
The correct spelling is swim. An act or instance of swimming. For example: "I'm going for a swim."
Usage Examples
“I'm going for a swim.”
“a bare few bits of meat swimming in watery sauce”
“For exercise, we like to swim laps around the pool.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.An act or instance of swimming.
- 2.The sound, or air bladder, of a fish.
- 3.A part of a stream much frequented by fish.
- 4.A dance move of the 1960s in which the arms are moved in a freestyle swimming manner.
- 5.A dizziness; swoon.
verb
- 1.To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means.
- 2.To become immersed in, or as if in, or flooded with, or as if with, a liquid
- 3.To move around freely because of excess space.
- 4.To traverse (a specific body of water, or a specific distance) by swimming; or, to utilize a specific swimming stroke; or, to compete in a specific swimming event.
- 5.To cause to swim.
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