Standard Lemma guide

diving

adj · noun · verb · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • dīvʹĭng
  • /ˈdaɪ.vɪŋ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -aɪvɪŋ
  • CMU ARPABET: D AY1 V IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

That or who dives or dive.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The action of the verb to dive in any sense.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The sport of jumping into water, often acrobatically.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Descending below the surface of the water to interact with the environment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

The act of pretending to be tripped or brought to the ground by an opposition player in order to secure an undeserved penalty.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

verb

Meaning 6

present participle and gerund of dive

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

a headlong plunge into water

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dive

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: swimming, swim

Narrower terms: belly flop, belly flopper, belly whop, belly whopper, cliff diving, flip, gainer, full gainer, half gainer, jackknife, swan dive, swallow dive

8

noun

Meaning 8

an athletic competition that involves diving into water

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: diving event

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: match

History

Etymology

By surface analysis, dive + -ing.

Across languages

Translations

62 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: dykkende — that or who dives or dive
  • Finnish: sukeltava — that or who dives or dive
  • French: plongeant — that or who dives or dive
  • French: plongeur — that or who dives or dive
  • Bulgarian: гмуркане (gmurkane) — action of the verb "to dive"
  • Finnish: sukeltaminen — action of the verb "to dive"
  • French: plongeon — action of the verb "to dive"
  • Greek: κατάδυση (katádysi) — action of the verb "to dive"
  • Latvian: niršana — action of the verb "to dive"
  • Russian: ныря́ние (nyrjánije) — action of the verb "to dive"
  • Spanish: zambullida — action of the verb "to dive"
  • Spanish: zambullidura — action of the verb "to dive"
  • Spanish: zambullón — action of the verb "to dive"
  • Spanish: zambullimiento — action of the verb "to dive"
  • Spanish: zabullida — action of the verb "to dive"
  • Spanish: zabullidura — action of the verb "to dive"
  • Spanish: zabullimiento — action of the verb "to dive"
  • Arabic: غَطس — sport of jumping head first into water
  • Bulgarian: скок във вода (skok vǎv voda) — sport of jumping head first into water
  • Catalan: salts — sport of jumping head first into water
  • Chinese Mandarin: 跳水 (tiàoshuǐ) — sport of jumping head first into water
  • Danish: udspring — sport of jumping head first into water
  • Finnish: uimahyppy — sport of jumping head first into water
  • French: plongeon — sport of jumping head first into water
  • German: Wasserspringen — sport of jumping head first into water
  • Greek: καταδύσεις (katadýseis) — sport of jumping head first into water
  • Hebrew: קפיצה למים — sport of jumping head first into water
  • Indonesian: loncat indah — sport of jumping head first into water
  • Italian: tuffi — sport of jumping head first into water
  • Kazakh: суға секіру (suğa sekıru) — sport of jumping head first into water
  • Latvian: daiļlēkšana — sport of jumping head first into water
  • Norwegian Bokmål: stuping — sport of jumping head first into water
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: stuping — sport of jumping head first into water
  • Polish: skoki do wody — sport of jumping head first into water
  • Russian: ныря́ние (nyrjánije) — sport of jumping head first into water
  • Russian: прыжки́ в во́ду (pryžkí v vódu) — sport of jumping head first into water
  • Spanish: clavado — sport of jumping head first into water
  • Spanish: clavada — sport of jumping head first into water
  • Spanish: clavadismo — sport of jumping head first into water
  • Bulgarian: гмуркане (gmurkane) — practice of swimming underwater
  • Chinese Mandarin: 潛水 /潜水 (qiánshuǐ) — practice of swimming underwater
  • Danish: dykning — practice of swimming underwater
  • Finnish: sukellus — practice of swimming underwater
  • French: plongée sous-marine — practice of swimming underwater
  • German: Tauchen — practice of swimming underwater
  • Greek: κατάδυση (katádysi) — practice of swimming underwater
  • Hebrew: צלילה — practice of swimming underwater
  • Hungarian: búvárkodás — practice of swimming underwater
  • Indonesian: penyelaman — practice of swimming underwater
  • Italian: subacquea — practice of swimming underwater
  • Japanese: ダイビング (daibingu) — practice of swimming underwater
  • Korean: 다이빙 (daibing) — practice of swimming underwater
  • Macedonian: нуркање (nurkanje) — practice of swimming underwater
  • Polish: nurkowanie — practice of swimming underwater
  • Russian: ныря́ние (nyrjánije) — practice of swimming underwater
  • Russian: да́йвинг (dájving) — practice of swimming underwater
  • Russian: подво́дное пла́вание (podvódnoje plávanije) — practice of swimming underwater
  • Spanish: buceo — practice of swimming underwater
  • Spanish: submarinismo — practice of swimming underwater
  • Swedish: dykning — practice of swimming underwater
  • Ukrainian: да́йвінг (dájvinh) — practice of swimming underwater
  • Spanish: piscinazo — act of pretending to be tripped
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