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swinging adjective [ ˈswɪŋɪŋ ]

• moving back and forth or from side to side while suspended or on an axis.
• "an old mahogany grandfather clock with a swinging pendulum"
• lively, exciting, and fashionable.
• "a swinging resort"

swinging noun

• the action of moving back and forth or from side to side while suspended or on an axis.
• "all clocks used to keep time by the swinging of a pendulum"
• the practice of engaging in group sex or the swapping of sexual partners within a group, especially on a habitual basis.

swing verb

• move or cause to move back and forth or from side to side while suspended or on an axis.
• "her long black skirt swung about her legs"
Similar: sway, oscillate, move back and forth, move to and fro, wave, wag, dangle, rock, flutter, flap, vibrate, quiver, brandish, flourish, wield, raise, shake, twirl,
• move by grasping a support from below and leaping.
• "we swung across like two trapeze artists"
• move or cause to move in a smooth, curving line.
• "she swung her legs to the side of the bed"
• shift or cause to shift from one opinion, mood, or state of affairs to another.
• "opinion swung in the Chancellor's favour"
Similar: change, fluctuate, oscillate, waver, alternate, see-saw, yo-yo, vary, shift, alter, undulate, ebb and flow, rise and fall, go up and down, go back and forth,
• play music with a flowing but vigorous rhythm.
• "the band swung on"
• (of an event, place, or way of life) be lively, exciting, or fashionable.
• engage in group sex or swap sexual partners within a group, especially on a habitual basis.
Origin: Old English swingan ‘to beat, whip’, also ‘rush’, geswing ‘a stroke with a weapon’, of Germanic origin; related to German schwingen ‘brandish’.


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