Natatory vs. Swimming

Natatoryadjective

of, or relating to, swimming

Swimmingnoun

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

Natatoryadjective

Adapted for swimming or floating; as, natatory organs.

Swimmingnoun

The state of being dizzy or in vertigo.

‘the swimming of my head the day after heavy drinking’;

Swimmingadjective

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

Swimmingadjective

Suffused with moisture; as, swimming eyes.

Swimmingadjective

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

Swimmingnoun

The act of one who swims.

Swimmingnoun

Vertigo; dizziness; as, a swimming in the head.

Swimmingnoun

the act of swimming

Swimmingadjective

filled or brimming with tears;

‘swimming eyes’; ‘watery eyes’; ‘sorrow made the eyes of many grow liquid’;

Swimmingadjective

applied to a fish depicted horizontally

Swimming

Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, or a liquid substance, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs and the body.