diving
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1.6
- noun
- /ˈdaɪvɪŋ/
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clavado
- I went diving in the Great Barrier Reef during my summer vacation.
- swimming and diving
- gymnastics and diving
- a diving club
No diving, no diving, not at least when I was there.
- No diving, no diving, not at least when I was there.
Examples
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Do you like wreck diving?
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Have you heard of scuba diving?
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What happened to the diving board?
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"We just signed up a couple of ladies to do some diving," he said.
Fiction book (1991) -
Oh my gosh, my neck is so sore from diving off that rock yesterday.
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I went diving in the Great Barrier Reef.
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Bob is standing near the end of the diving board, holding Siggy by the hips.
Fiction book (1991) -
Yeah, I saw they've been shark diving in the state waters.
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I would've stayed underwater forever if my father hadn't been waiting for me in the bleachers by the diving pool.
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The advent of scuba diving in the mid-twentieth century opened a new realm to chemists and ecologists alike.
Academic text (2011)
Compounds
18
3.2
An activity in which you swim and explore underwater while using breathing equipment
- Specialized
1
6.3
A strong chamber with an open bottom filled with air that carries people or equipment underwater for work
- Archaic
A heavy airtight suit that gave divers air while working underwater before modern diving gear
- Australian
A small seabird from the Southern Hemisphere that dives underwater to catch food
Swimming near the water surface while breathing through a tube to see under the water
How High
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4.9
111
1.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word diving comes from an old English word dyfan, which means 'to dip' or 'to plunge' and is the same root as the common word dive. Think of quickly dipping your head into water — that's why diving means jumping or plunging headfirst into water.