swim
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The punishment for the damned is to swim in a vast ocean of water for all eternity, never reaching a shore.
The sperm must swim through the waters of the womb on a perilous journey that, for its tiny life, feels like an eternity.
The ghost of the drowned sailor is cursed to swim in the icy water of the shipwreck for eternity.
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to swim
to struggle through (a crowd)
to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life)
to totter; to lose one's balance
swimming
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
to let (someone) swim; to make (someone) swim; to release (fish) into the water; to set (fish) swimming
to make (someone) stumble forward; to make stagger; to make lurch
to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them); to leave at large
to move about in the air (e.g. one's arms); to wave about
swimming; bathing
getting on in the world
competitive swimming; swimming race
breaststroke (swimming)
to swim around
to strike out; to start swimming
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