swim toward

swim toward someone or something

to swim in the direction of someone or something. Jeff swam toward the drowning man and helped him. I swam toward the boat.

See also: swim, toward

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I abandoned the canoe and started to swim toward the schooner, expecting to be picked up by the boat before I got there.

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With the rate at which they went, the islet seemed to swim towards them like a ship; a ship with a very high prow--or, to speak more strictly, a very high funnel.

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We did not return fire so as not to compromise our location but we were yelling to him to just swim toward us,' Altamera said.

Marawi survivor's tale: 'Tasty water lilies'

Researchers found that this antioxidant improves sperm motility, or its ability to swim toward an egg, by 6.

Carrots tipped as new sperm superfood

gray sea An oceanic blankness with no shores to swim toward This was not

Forgetting

Ioannou, who was kept in the dark about the predictions of the computer simulations, trained shiners to swim toward either yellow or blue marks in a tank for a treat.

Uninformed may help democracy: indifferent individuals can help foster majority rule

The three men tried to coax the canines to swim toward them, but the smaller one, Leo, was stuck in the mud and the larger, Spike, was faithfully standing by his companion.

Unsticking the dog

only swim toward you But you don't listen you never listen

You Don't Listen Anyway

Decoys swim toward you when pulling the rig, and away when the system's bungee retracts.

Give 'em a jerk

BUT I DON'T LIKE THE IDEA THAT THE DECISION TO ENJOY the stable consolations of religion assigns me to the camp of the sanctimonious ones who stay put when others, desperate to be transformed, swim toward Jesus.

Change'll do you good: we need to cut loose the anchor of fear (and sometimes the serenity of religion) to be open to the transformation of becoming disciples of Jesus

lap swimmers can swim toward the stretch of waves ahead of them without the mess of salt, sand and sea creatures.

Best country club/swim club: Ponte Vedra Inn & Club, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla

Emily is strong and determined, however, and she does her best to swim toward land, far off though it may be.

Fama, Elizabeth. Overboard

Trying to escape the noise, the whales may change their diving patterns, or swim toward the beach and become stuck onshore.

Sea notes: navy ships send sounds into the sea to hone in on underwater objects. Could the noise be harming ocean life?

ROATAN ISLAND, Honduras - I slap my hands on the water and two bottlenose dolphins swim toward me, propelled by a few flicks of their tails.

FLIP SERVICE IN HONDURAS SPEND A DAY WITH THE DOLPHINS OF ROATAN ISLAND

NOAA/Fisheries and many volunteers tried gently to coax the dolphin to leave the fresh water and swim toward Mobile Bay on day 87, April 28.