I. ˈswimiŋ, -mēŋ noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of swimmen to swim
1. : the act, art, or sport of swimming and diving
2.
a. : vertigo , dizziness
b. : blurred or dazzled vision (as in dizziness)
II. adjective
Etymology: from present participle of swim (I)
1.
a. : that swims : capable of or habituated to swimming
a swimming bird
b.
[ swimming (I) ]
: adapted to or used in or for swimming
a swimming stroke
a swimming lash
2. : filled or flooded with or as if with water
swimming eyes
3. : being in or affected by a state of vertigo or dizziness
a swimming brain