Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ice swimming

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.33 in modern English

Syllables: ice swim-ming
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The practice of swimming in a gap or hole in the ice of an iced-over body of water.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The most serious cold water swimmers participate in competitive ice swimming events in bodies of water less than 41 °F (5 °C), sometimes carved out of frozen rivers or lakes and part of the International Winter Swimming Association and the International Ice Swimming Association."
"2015, Alexander Armstrong, Land of the Midnight Sun: My Arctic Adventures, 2016, Penguin Random House (Corgi), page 62, Because I am going Ice Swimming, I am meeting a club of Tromsø Ice Swimmers."
"Winter swimming (or ice swimming) is not for everybody. People with a heart condition should not practice it."

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

ice swimmer

Frequently Paired Words

ice swimmer

Questions

What does ice swimming mean?: The practice of swimming in a gap or hole in the ice of an iced-over body of water.

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