diving
/ˈdaɪ.vɪŋ/ noun, adjective
Also a form of dive
Forms divings
- noun The action of the verb to dive in any sense.
- noun The sport of jumping into water, often acrobatically.
- noun Descending below the surface of the water to interact with the environment.
- noun (soccer, sports) The act of pretending to be tripped or brought to the ground by an opposition player in order to secure an undeserved penalty.
- adjective That or who dives or dive.
Synonyms
Etymology
By surface analysis, dive + -ing.
Webster’s 1913
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “diving”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details