diving

Speech parts

1. diving - Noun

2. diving - Adjective

3. diving - Verb

Meaning

of Dive

That dives or is used or diving.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

dive drop leap sink immersion dip plunge submerge lunge submergence diving event throw oneself aquatics duck fall
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Antonyms

natant winter sport make money hit a lick beatin' the meat winter activity
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Hypernyms

match swimming swim

Hyponyms

gainer flip jackknife belly flop swan dive belly whopper

Phrases with the word

diving chamber diving insect eurasian diving duck diving bird diving goggles small diving bird

Examples

In diving to the bottom of pleasure we bring up more gravel than pearls. Honoré de Balzac

Leadership is diving for a loose ball, getting the crowd involved, getting other players involved. It's being able to take it as well as dish it out. That's the only way you're going to get respect from the players. Larry Bird

Magnus's eyes gleamed. "He seems to like you. I saw him going for your hand out there like a squirrel diving for a peanut. Cassandra Clare

Does the cosmos contain keys for opening my diving bell? A subway line with no terminus? A currency strong enough to buy my freedom back? We must keep looking. Jean-Dominique Bauby

Nihilism had no bottom. For thousands of years every philosopher had stood on the shore of this sunless sea, diving for pearls and never finding them. All had seen that, since they could not find bottom, they must assume it. Henry Adams

Hooking on scuba gear and blindly diving into zombie-infested water is a wonderful way to mix the two childhood terrors of being eaten and drowning. Max Brooks

Close letter words and terms

divineness diviner divineress diving beetle diving bell diving bell spider