Swim"ming (?), a. 1.
That swims; capable of swimming; adapted to, or used in,
swimming; as, a swimming bird; a swimming
motion.
2. 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.
Swim"ming, n. The act of one who
swims.
Swim"ming, a. [From Swim to be
dizzy.] Being in a state of vertigo or dizziness; as, a
swimming brain.
Swim"ming, n. Vertigo; dizziness;
as, a swimming in the head. Dryden.
Swim"ming (?), a. 1.
That swims; capable of swimming; adapted to, or used in,
swimming; as, a swimming bird; a swimming
motion.
2. 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.
Swim"ming, n. The act of one who
swims.
Swim"ming, a. [From Swim to be
dizzy.] Being in a state of vertigo or dizziness; as, a
swimming brain.
Swim"ming, n. Vertigo; dizziness;
as, a swimming in the head. Dryden.
