Swimming

1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Swim.

2. (a.) That swims; capable of swimming; adapted to, or used in, swimming; as, a swimming bird; a swimming motion.

3. (a.) Suffused with moisture; as, swimming eyes.

4. (n.) The act of one who swims.

5. (a.) Being in a state of vertigo or dizziness; as, a swimming brain.

6. (n.) Vertigo; dizziness; as, a swimming in the head.

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