swim

the act of swimming

“it was the swimming they enjoyed most”

be covered with or submerged in a liquid

“the meat was swimming in a fatty gravy”

be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom

be dizzy or giddy

“my brain is swimming after the bottle of champagne”

move as if gliding through water

“this snake swims through the soil where it lives”

travel through water

“We had to swim for 20 minutes to reach the shore”