**Can someone explain to me this expression ? 視線をそわそわと泳がせる .**

**I met this part when MC is complimenting a girl that she's very cute. (I can
only understand that her gaze/ eyes did not looking straight at MC). This
describing a girl's eyes/ gaze.**

More context:

MC「ヒカリって本当に可愛い」

ヒカリ「っ……」

最初に褒めたときと同じく、言葉を詰まらせ、 **視線をそわそわと泳がせる。**
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The meaning of this expression 視線をそわそわと泳がせる (Describing someone's eyes/ the way they're looking at you )
泳ぐ has [various figurative
meanings](https://jisho.org/word/%E6%B3%B3%E3%81%90), one of which is "to
totter". 目が泳ぐ (also 視線が泳ぐ) is a common set phrase that describes one's eyes
being shifty (due to embarrassment, anxiety, a sense of guilt, etc.). 視線を泳がせる
is a causative form of it.
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