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[ swing-ing ] / ˈswɪŋ ɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR swinging ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective, superlative swing·ing·est.characterized by or capable of swinging, being swung, or causing to swing. intended for swinging upon, by, from, or in: the swinging devices in a playground. Slang. excellent; first-rate. Slang. lively, active, and modern; hip. Slang. - free and uninhibited sexually: a swinging bachelor.
- exchanging spouses for sex: swinging married couples.
nounthe activity or act of a person who swings. Slang. - the act or practice of being free and uninhibited sexually.
- the exchanging of spouses for sex.
Origin of swingingFirst recorded in 1550–60; swing1 + -ing2 OTHER WORDS FROM swingingswing·ing·ly, adverbWords nearby swingingswing by, swing door, swinge, swingeing, swinger, swinging, swinging door, swinging voter, swing into action, swingle, swinglebar Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for swingingIs it any wonder that control of Congress is swinging back and forth like a tetherball? After Torture Report, Our Moral Authority As a Nation Is Gone|Nick Gillespie|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST This was, after all, the Swinging Sixties in London and the country had moved on. The Castration of Alan Turing, Britain’s Code-Breaking WWII Hero|Clive Irving|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST Swinging high in the air, squeezing into a nook, or rolling down a hill might provide these sorts of sensory input. Magical Gardens for the Blind, Deaf, and Disabled|Elizabeth Picciuto|October 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST Killing Kittens became a very acceptable, high-end, society party which had swinging at it. 'Lord Fraud' Gets Out of Jail, Back Into Orgies|Tom Sykes|August 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So, he participates in the swinging parties, we can conclude? 'Lord Fraud' Gets Out of Jail, Back Into Orgies|Tom Sykes|August 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST His heavy gun, swinging low, struck her as she stepped down. The Man of the Forest|Zane Grey "Nous verrons," answered I, swinging it on my forefinger, in order to demonstrate its lightness. Frank Fairlegh|Frank E. Smedley The music has changed and some of the five hundred present are swinging in the waltz. Twenty Years in Europe|Samuel H. M. Byers A little later I heard behind me the sound of a couple of horses coming along at a slow, swinging canter. Sheilah McLeod|Guy Boothby This swinging in the pan dissolves the flavor, which solidifies in the bottom of the pan; it greatly improves the sauce.
British Dictionary definitions for swinging
adjectivemoving rhythmically to and fro slang modern and lively nounslang the practice of swapping sexual partners in a group, esp habitually Derived forms of swingingswingingly, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to swingingfluctuating, waving, swaying, hip, modern, contemporary, sophisticated, spirited, active, trendy, up-to-date, vivacious |