Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: swimming
IPA transcription: [sw'ɪmɪŋ]
Pronunciations of swimming
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: swimming, swim
    Meaning: the act of swimming; "it was the swimming they enjoyed most": "they took a short swim in the pool"
Usage examples
  • Last of all came the swimming.
  • "They must be swimming back or flying," the boys concluded.
  • Nan could not have been any wetter if she had gone in swimming.
  • His face relaxed, his lips swelled, his eyes were swimming with tears.
  • Some of these were towed by two or three women or men swimming in the water and some by ponies.
  • When he felt him grasp his tail, Buck headed for the bank, swimming with all his splendid strength.
  • Closer and closer we came, one of us drifting helplessly, and the other swimming strongly for the islands.
  • Then, for the last time, I saw the earth--an enduring globule of radiant blue, swimming in an eternity of ether.
  • And there were large calm lakes there too, in which white swans were swimming, and beat the air with their wings.
  • Athwart that dense and darksome atmosphere I saw a figure swimming upward come, Marvellous unto every steadfast heart,
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Herne Bay, Kent, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Glasses, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of America), License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Hong Kong action cinema, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Hillary Clinton, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Munich, License CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Samantha Smith, License CC BY-SA 4.0
7. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Richard Branson, License CC BY-SA 4.0
8. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Zelda Fitzgerald, License CC BY-SA 4.0
9. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Gaisce – The President's Award, License CC BY-SA 4.0