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’.