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Verbs for Movement in Water

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to swim
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to dive
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to plunge
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to float
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to drift
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to submerge
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to splash
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to surf
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to dabble
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to wade
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to scuba-dive
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to sink
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to drown
to swim
to swim
Verb
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s
w
w
i
ɪ
m
m
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to move through water by moving parts of the body, typically arms and legs

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My sister swims every morning before breakfast.
Last summer, he swam in the ocean for the first time.

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intransitive
to dive
to dive
Verb
d
d
i
v
v
e

to jump into water, usually hands and head first

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intransitive
to plunge
to plunge
Verb
p
p
l
l
u
ə
n
n
g
ʤ
e

to suddenly move or cause someone or something move downward, forward, or into something

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intransitive
to float
to float
Verb
f
f
l
l
oa
t
t

to be in motion on a body of water or current of air at a slow pace

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intransitive
to drift
to drift
Verb
d
d
r
r
i
ɪ
f
f
t
t

to slowly move in the air or on water

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intransitive
to submerge
to submerge
Verb
s
s
u
ə
b
b
m
m
e
ɜ
r
r
g
ʤ
e

to plunge or immerse entirely beneath the surface of a liquid, typically water

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intransitive
to splash
to splash
Verb
s
s
p
p
l
l
a
æ
sh
ʃ

to intentionally disperse a liquid, causing it to spatter in various directions

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to surf
to surf
Verb
s
s
u
ɜ
r
r
f
f

to move on sea waves by standing or lying on a special board

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intransitive
to dabble
to dabble
Verb
d
d
a
æ
bb
b
ə
l
l
e

to dip or lightly immerse a part of the body, such as hands or feet, in water

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to wade
to wade
Verb
w
w
a
d
d
e

to walk in shallow water

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to scuba-dive
to scuba-dive
Verb
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/skˈuːbədˈaɪv/

to engage in underwater diving using a self-contained underwater breathing apparatus

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to sink
to sink
Verb
s
s
i
ɪ
n
n
k
k

to go under below the surface of a particular substance such as water, sand, tar, mud, etc.

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intransitive
to drown
to drown
Verb
d
d
r
r
o
a
w
ʊ
n
n

to be immersed or covered by a liquid

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

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