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Swim
/swɪm/
Moving through water by paddling, kicking, or floating.
Synonyms:
paddle
float
dive
wade
Antonyms:
This word has no antonyms
Examples:
My father taught me to
swim
.
The dolphins
swam
round and round her.
I am very tired of
swimming
about here, O Mouse!”
Etymology:
Old English
swimman
, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch
zwemmen
and German
schwimmen
.
Usage Statistics:
24 mentions per 1 million words
Often
Hint:
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