Difference between Diving and Dive

What is the difference between Diving and Dive?

Diving as a noun is the action of the verb to dive in any sense. while Dive as a noun is a jump or plunge into water.

Diving

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The action of the verb to dive in any sense. The sport of jumping head first into water. The practice of swimming underwater, especially using a scuba system, and especially for recreation. Of, relating to or used in diving (jumping into water). Of, relating to or used in diving (swimming underwater).

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: That or who dives or dive.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To swim under water.

Example sentence: A great white jumped into my cage when I was diving in South Africa. Half its body was in the cage, and it was snapping at me.

Dive

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A jump or plunge into water.A swim under water.A decline.A seedy bar, nightclub, etc.Fast descend with the nose of a craft pointed down.A deliberate fall after a challenge.A jump or plunge into water.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To swim under water.To jump into water head-first.To descend sharply or steeply.(especially with in) To undertake with enthusiasm.To deliberately fall down after a challenge, imitating being fouled, in the hope of getting one's opponent penalisedTo cause to descend, dunk

Example sentence: When I get moved to write a story, I don't question the story. I dive right in, and I try to ignore the voices that are chattering away at me: 'You can't do that', 'You shouldn't do that'. I just sort of leap and take a chance and go for it.

We hope you now know whether to use Diving or Dive in your sentence.

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