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treading water

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Noun1.treading watertreading water - a stroke that keeps the head above water by thrashing the legs and arms
swimming stroke - a method of moving the arms and legs to push against the water and propel the swimmer forward
thrash - a swimming kick used while treading water


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But Jerry was to know Harley Kennan, and quickly, for it was Harley Kennan, a bowline around his body under his arm-pits, lowered by a couple of seamen down the generous freeboard of the Ariel, who gathered in by the nape of the neck the smooth-coated Irish terrier that, treading water perpendicularly, had no eyes for him so eagerly did he gaze at the line of faces along the rail in quest of the one face.
Jerry of the Islands by London, Jack View in context
And so I turned, and, treading water, raised my rifle above my head and awaited her.
The Lost Continent by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
George came to the surface some yards from the overturned boat, and, looking round for Mr Mifflin, discovered that great thinker treading water a few feet away.
The Man Upstairs and Other Stories by Wodehouse, Pelham Grenville View in context
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