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to breaststroke

to breaststroke

1 3.1
To swim on your front by moving your arms in half circles and kicking like a frog
  • verb
  • /ˈbrɛstˌstroʊk/
translation icon : nadar braza
  • Breaststroke.
  • breaststroke through the water

Examples

  • I was breaststroking back and forth across the small pool, enjoying the languid movement after a full day in the car, when the back door suddenly flew open, a floodlight burst on, and Russell's shaky voice hollered out, "Delphine?"

    Fiction book (1990)

  • She breaststrokes across the carpet as the room grows gray from the window moonlight.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • I once was doing breaststroke in the pool and I the the leg motion, I think I went a bit too no way too harsh on.

  • Jeff breaststrokes for all he's worth.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • They slowly swam together, breaststroke toward the boat.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • Breaststroke!

    Young Woman and the Sea (2024)

  • Breaststroke!

    Young Woman and the Sea (2024)

  • Breaststroke.

    Breaking Away (1979)

  • Breaststroke.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • I love to breaststroke in the morning when the water is calm and peaceful.

How Fast

to swim
616 1.0
to breaststroke
1 3.1
to wade
22 2.2

Surface Forms

breaststroke infinitive
breaststroked past
breaststroked past participle
breaststroking present participle
breaststrokes third person singular

Morphology

breaststroke = breast + stroke (transparent) = breast + stroke

The verb sense is a direct denominal/verb use of the compound 'breaststroke' (to perform the breaststroke), retaining the compound meaning.

Etymology

Breaststroke as a verb comes from the same idea: it means to do the breast ('chest') stroke ('movement') in the water. So to breaststroke is to swim by moving your arms out from the chest and using a frog kick.