What does "swimming" mean?
Swimming: Suffused with moisture; as, swimming eyes. Swimming bell (Zoöl.), a nectocalyx. See Illust. under Siphonophora. -- Swimming crab (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of marine crabs, as those of the family Protunidæ, which have some of the joints of one or more pairs of legs flattened so as to serve as fins.
Additional senses
- 2.The act of one who swims.
- 3.Being in a state of vertigo or dizziness; as, a swimming brain.
- 4.Vertigo; dizziness; as, a swimming in the head. Dryden.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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