breaststroke in Japanese
breaststroke in Japanese is 平泳ぎ — breaststroke means a swimming stroke in which the swimmer lies face down, sweeps the arms forward, outward and back, and kicks the legs like a frog.
breaststroke in Japanese
平泳ぎ
Pronounced: hiraoyogi
A swimming stroke in which the swimmer lies face down, the arms being swept forward, outward and back under the water and the legs are kicked like a frog's
What does "breaststroke" mean?
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noun A swimming stroke in which the swimmer lies face down, sweeps the arms forward, outward and back, and kicks the legs like a frog.
"She swims breaststroke at the local pool every morning."
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verb To swim using breaststroke.
"She breaststroked slowly across the lake."
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breaststroke in a sentence
- She swims breaststroke at the local pool every morning.
- He won the 200 meters breaststroke.
- She breaststroked slowly across the lake.
- We breaststroked to the far end of the pool.
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What is "breaststroke" in Japanese?
"breaststroke" in Japanese is 平泳ぎ. breaststroke means: A swimming stroke in which the swimmer lies face down, sweeps the arms forward, outward and back, and kicks the legs like a frog.
How do you pronounce 平泳ぎ?
"breaststroke" in Japanese is 平泳ぎ, pronounced "hiraoyogi".
How do you use "breaststroke" in a sentence?
Example: "She swims breaststroke at the local pool every morning." In Japanese, "breaststroke" is 平泳ぎ.
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