泳(およ)ぎ回(まわ)る

およぎまわる
verb (godan)
to swim around, to swim about
1. to swim around
To swim in various directions; to swim about an area.
魚(さかな)が水槽(すいそう)の中(なか)を泳(およ)ぎ回(まわ)っている。
The fish are swimming around in the tank.
子供(こども)たちがプールで泳(およ)ぎ回(まわ)っていた。
The children were swimming around in the pool.
イルカが船(ふね)の周(まわ)りを泳(およ)ぎ回(まわ)った。
Dolphins swam around the boat.

COMPOUND VERB:
Formed from 泳(およ)ぐ (to swim) + 回(まわ)る (to go around). The ～回(まわ)る pattern indicates movement in various directions or all around.

TRANSITIVITY:
自動詞(じどうし) (intransitive verb)

SIMILAR PATTERNS:

  • 走(はし)り回(まわ)る: to run around
  • 歩(ある)き回(まわ)る: to walk around
  • 飛(と)び回(まわ)る: to fly around
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Added 2026.1.16 23:02 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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