diving
Pronunciation
  • enPR: dīvʹĭng, IPA: /ˈdaɪvɪŋ/
Verb
  1. present participle of dive#English|dive
Noun

diving

  1. The action of the verb to dive in any sense.
  2. The sport of jumping into water, often acrobatically.
  3. Descending below the surface of the water to interact with the environment.
  4. (football, sport) The act of pretending to be tripped or brought to the ground by an opposition player in order to secure a undeserved penalty.
Translations
  • French: (corresponding to senses of "to dive" translated by "plonger") plongement, (in football, of a goalkeeper) plongeon
  • Russian: ныря́ние
Translations Translations Adjective

diving (not comparable)

  1. That or who dives or dive.
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