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The act or art of sustaining and propelling the body in water.

The state of being dizzy or in vertigo.

Example: the swimming of my head the day after heavy drinking

To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means.

To become immersed in, or as if in, or flooded with, or as if with, a liquid

Example: a bare few bits of meat swimming in watery sauce

To move around freely because of excess space.

To traverse (a specific body of water, or a specific distance) by swimming; or, to utilize a specific swimming stroke; or, to compete in a specific swimming event.

Example: For exercise, we like to swim laps around the pool.

To be dizzy or vertiginous; have a giddy sensation; to have, or appear to have, a whirling motion.

Example: My head was swimming after drinking two bottles of cheap wine.