Floating or swimming; in the act of swimming or capable of swimming.
From 'a-' (in a state of) plus 'swim,' from Old English 'swimman,' creating an adjective for things in motion through water.
Fish aswim in rivers, swimmers aswim in pools—this word captures the active, graceful movement through water that modern English just says 'swimming' about.
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