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Slimming vs Swimming - What's the difference?

slimming | swimming |

As verbs the difference between slimming and swimming

is that slimming is while swimming is .

As an adjective slimming

is making a person seem or become slimmer.

As a noun swimming is

the action of the verb "to swim".

slimming

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Making a person seem or become slimmer.
    • She bought the jeans because the salesperson said they were slimming and without trying them on.
    He's trying to lose weight by drinking slimming tea.

    Antonyms

    * fattening

    Verb

    (head)

    • swimming

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

  • The action of the verb "to swim".
    • the swimming of my head the day after heavy drinking
  • The activity of moving oneself through water using one's arms and legs while buoyed up by the water, carried out by humans for amusement, exercise, sport or entertainment.

    • Related terms

    * swimming baths * swimming pool * synchronised swimming, synchronized swimming