Phonetic Breakdown of "swim"
Learn how to break down "swim" into its phonetic components. Understanding syllables and phonetics helps with pronunciation, spelling, and language learning.
Standard Phonetic Pronunciation:
/swɪm/
Phonetic representation based on standard dictionaries
IPA Phonetic Pronunciation:
S W IH1 M
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Definition of "swim"
Pronunciation: /swɪm/
Noun
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An act or instance of swimming.Example: "I'm going for a swim."
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The sound, or air bladder, of a fish.
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A part of a stream much frequented by fish.
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A dance move of the 1960s in which the arms are moved in a freestyle swimming manner.
Verb
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To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means.
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To become immersed in, or as if in, or flooded with, or as if with, a liquidExample: "a bare few bits of meat swimming in watery sauce"
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To move around freely because of excess space.
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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."
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To cause to swim.Example: "Half of the guinea pigs were swum daily."
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To float.Example: "sink or swim"
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To be overflowed or drenched.
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To immerse in water to make the lighter parts float.Example: "to swim wheat in order to select seed"
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To test (a suspected witch) by throwing into a river; those who floated rather than sinking were deemed to be witches.
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To glide along with a waving motion.
Noun
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A dizziness; swoon.
Verb
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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."
Noun
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Abbreviation of someone who isn't me. used as a way to avoid self-designation or self-incrimination, especially in online drug forums
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