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Wading vs Swimming - What's the difference?

wading | swimming |

As verbs the difference between wading and swimming

is that wading is while swimming is .

As nouns the difference between wading and swimming

is that wading is the act of one who wades while swimming is the action of the verb "to swim".

As an adjective wading

is appropriate to wade in.

wading

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Appropriate to wade in.
    • The pool is too small for doing laps: it's only a wading pool.
  • Which wades.
    • Flamingos are wading birds.

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who wades.
  • * (Charles Kingsley)

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    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