"swimming" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈswɪmɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-swimming.ogg [US] Forms: swimming [singular], – [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|2=none}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Swimming is the act of propelling oneself through water using the limbs.
    Sense id: simple-swimming-en-noun-NPYmIWqx

Verb

IPA: /ˈswɪmɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-swimming.ogg [US] Forms: swim [canonical], swims [third-person, singular], swam [past], swum [past, participle], swimming [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb2|swim|swims|swam|swum|swimming}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The present participle of swim.
    Sense id: simple-swimming-en-verb-zJzDk7CZ
     
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