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swum

verb

Definition of swumnext
past participle of swim
1
as in spun
to be in a confused state as if from being twirled around his head was swimming after he was given so much information on his first day at the new job

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2
as in hovered
to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air there appeared to be an oily film swimming on the water

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swum
  1. spun
  2. hovered
  3. floated
  4. sailed
Verb
  • Images of these women spun in my head like the portraits of queens.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The dollars can be added up, economics can be spun any number of ways, as always, but in terms of quality of life the impact of the three franchises can be felt, if not measured.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of spun
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  • Measles rates in the country hovered around 100 to 300 cases total between 2021 and 2025.
    — Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2026
  • After sailing about half an hour, Choi’s navy yard utility boat slowed and hovered – never fully stopping as the water was far deeper than the length of the anchor.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of hovered
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  • Icebergs that barely fit into the frame of my wide-angle lens floated past.
    — Pier Nirandara, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Other cast members have floated potentially leaving the show.
    — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of floated
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  • The family sailed on the Lusitania in 1914, a year before a German torpedo sank the ship and killed nearly twelve hundred people.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Wearing a headband and a hard look, Chen took a breath and sailed over a man and two motorcycles.
    — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
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“Swum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swum. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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