Diving — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an athletic competition that involves diving into water

a headlong plunge into water

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪkˈoʊl/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈaɪvɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈaɪvɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /ɪkˈoʊl/.

Examples

the stock market plunged
I was afraid to dive from the board into the pool
the children enjoyed diving and looking for shells

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

diving event dive plunk plunge

Parts of Speech

noun	an athletic competition that involves diving into water
noun	a headlong plunge into water
verb	drop steeply “the stock market plunged”
verb	plunge into water “I was afraid to dive from the board into the pool”
verb	swim under water “the children enjoyed diving and looking for shells”

Word Forms

dive	verb	plunge into water
plunge	noun	a steep and rapid fall
dive	noun	a headlong plunge into water
diver	noun	someone who dives (into water)
diving	noun	a headlong plunge into water

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Tauchen

ein sportlicher Wettkampf, bei dem man ins Wasser springt

🇫🇷French

plongée

une compétition sportive qui consiste à plonger dans l'eau

🇪🇸Spanish

buceo

una competición atlética que consiste en lanzarse al agua

🇮🇹Italian

immersione

una competizione atletica che prevede tuffi in acqua

🇳🇱Dutch

duiken

een atletiekwedstrijd waarbij je in het water duikt

🇵🇹Portuguese

mergulhando

uma competição atlética que envolve mergulhar na água

🇷🇺Russian

дайвинг

спортивное соревнование, включающее ныряние в воду

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गोताखोरी

एक एथलेटिक प्रतियोगिता जिसमें पानी में गोता लगाना शामिल है

🇧🇩Bengali

ডাইভিং

একটি অ্যাথলেটিক প্রতিযোগিতা যা পানিতে ডুব দেওয়া জড়িত

🇮🇳Tamil

டைவிங்

தண்ணீரில் மூழ்குவதை உள்ளடக்கிய ஒரு தடகள போட்டி

🇮🇳Telugu

డైవింగ్

నీటిలోకి డైవింగ్ చేసే అథ్లెటిక్ పోటీ

🇮🇳Marathi

डायव्हिंग

ॲथलेटिक स्पर्धा ज्यामध्ये पाण्यात बुडी मारणे समाविष्ट असते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ડાઇવિંગ

એથ્લેટિક સ્પર્ધા જેમાં પાણીમાં ડાઇવિંગનો સમાવેશ થાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಡೈವಿಂಗ್

ಅಥ್ಲೆಟಿಕ್ ಸ್ಪರ್ಧೆಯು ನೀರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಧುಮುಕುವುದನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഡൈവിംഗ്

വെള്ളത്തിൽ മുങ്ങുന്നത് ഉൾപ്പെടുന്ന ഒരു അത്ലറ്റിക് മത്സരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੋਤਾਖੋਰੀ

ਇੱਕ ਐਥਲੈਟਿਕ ਮੁਕਾਬਲਾ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਾਣੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਗੋਤਾਖੋਰੀ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

غوطہ خوری

ایک ایتھلیٹک مقابلہ جس میں پانی میں غوطہ لگانا شامل ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

潜水

涉及跳入水中的体育比赛

🇯🇵Japanese

ダイビング

水に飛び込む運動競技

🇰🇷Korean

다이빙

물 속으로 다이빙하는 운동 경기

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lặn

một cuộc thi thể thao liên quan đến việc lặn xuống nước

🇹🇭Thai

ดำน้ำ

การแข่งขันกีฬาที่เกี่ยวข้องกับการดำน้ำลงไปในน้ำ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyelam

kompetisi atletik yang melibatkan menyelam ke dalam air

🇵🇭Filipino

pagsisid

isang kumpetisyon sa palakasan na kinabibilangan ng pagsisid sa tubig

🇲🇾Malay

menyelam

pertandingan olahraga yang melibatkan terjun ke dalam air

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غوص

منافسة رياضية تتضمن الغوص في الماء

🇮🇷Persian

غواصی

یک مسابقه ورزشی که شامل شیرجه در آب است

🇹🇷Turkish

dalış

suya dalmayı içeren atletik bir yarışma

🇮🇱Hebrew

צְלִילָה

תחרות אתלטית הכוללת צלילה למים

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