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diving

/ˈdaɪ.vɪŋ/noun2 syllables

Diving means: an athletic competition that involves diving into water.

Synonyms for diving3

noun, as in an athletic competition that involves diving into water

diving event

noun, as in a headlong plunge into water

dive

also used for diving

flopping

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What does diving mean?2

noun

1

an athletic competition that involves diving into water

2

a headlong plunge into water

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with diving?8

three syllables

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Diving in a sentence

  • Hunting, underwater diving, fishing and exploring are among his interests.Hybrid
  • They dove beneath ships in hardhat diving suits.remline
  • There is nothing more exciting than scuba diving.Swift
  • Ziri has been diving for over four years.Amastan
  • Lukas jumped into the pool off the diving board.Amastan
  • This pool isn't for diving but for swimming laps.darinmex
  • A diving team went to retrieve the bodies of the crew members.Amastan
  • He deflected the ball with a diving header.Amastan

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Forms of diving

as a noun

plural
divings