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- swim before eyes
swim before eyes
swim before someone's eyes
Fig. [for something, such as spots or visions] to appear in one's field of vision. I was getting feverish and spots swam before my eyes. Visions of total destruction swam before my eyes as the bus skidded in the snow.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Denica | | - | Bulgarian, Macedonian |
Harlow | | HAHR-lo | English |
PÉTur | | - | Icelandic |
Paolina | | pow-LEE-nah | Italian |
Suibhne | | SIV-na (Irish, Scottish) | Irish, Scottish, Ancient Irish |
Quanna | | KWAH-nə | African American (Rare) |