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Adjective: swinging swinging- Characterized by a buoyant rhythm
"a swinging pace" - lilting, swingy, tripping Noun: swinging swinging- Changing location by moving back and forth
- swing, vacillation Verb: swing (swung, also swang) swing- Move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
"He swung his left fist"; "swing a bat" - Move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner
"He swung back" - sway - Change direction with a swinging motion; turn
"swing back"; "swing forward" - Influence decisively
"This action swung many votes over to his side" - swing over - Make a big sweeping gesture or movement
- sweep, swing out - Hang freely
- dangle, drop - Hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement
"The soccer player began to swing at the referee" - Alternate dramatically between high and low values
"his mood swings"; "the market is swinging up and down" - Live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style
"The Woodstock generation attempted to swing freely" - Have a certain musical rhythm
"The music has to swing" - Be a social swinger; socialize a lot
- get around - Play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm
- [vulgar] Engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends
"There were many swinging couples in the 1960's"
Derived forms: swingings See also: rhythmic, rhythmical, swinger Type of: act upon, aim, be, change, direct, displace, go, handle, hang, influence, live, locomote, manage, motion, move, move back and forth, movement, play, socialise [Brit], socialize, take, take aim, train, travel, wield, work Encyclopedia: Swing Swing, Swing Swing, Swang, Swung Swinging |