swinging
verb
- 1
To rotate about an off-centre fixed point.
“The plant swung in the breeze.”
- 2
To dance.
- 3
To ride on a swing.
“The children laughed as they swung.”
- 4
To participate in the swinging lifestyle; to participate in wife-swapping.
- 5
To hang from the gallows.
- 6
(of a ball) to move sideways in its trajectory.
- 7
To fluctuate or change.
“It wasn't long before the crowd's mood swung towards restless irritability.”
- 8
To move (an object) backward and forward; to wave.
“He swung his sword as hard as he could.”
- 9
To change (a numerical result); especially to change the outcome of an election.
- 10
To make (something) work; especially to afford (something) financially.
“If it’s not too expensive, I think we can swing it.”
- 11
To play notes that are in pairs by making the first of the pair slightly longer than written (augmentation) and the second shorter, resulting in a bouncy, uneven rhythm.
- 12
(of a bowler) to make the ball move sideways in its trajectory.
- 13
To move one's arm in a punching motion.
- 14
In dancing, to turn around in a small circle with one's partner, holding hands or arms.
“"to swing one's partner", or simply "to swing"”
- 15
To admit or turn something for the purpose of shaping it; said of a lathe.
“The lathe can swing a pulley of 12 inches diameter.”
- 16
To put (a door, gate, etc.) on hinges so that it can swing or turn.
- 17
To turn round by action of wind or tide when at anchor.
“A ship swings with the tide.”
adjective
- 1
Huge, immense.
- 2
Heavy, powerful, scathing.
“a swingeing verbal attack”
Synonyms
noun
- 1
The act or motion of that which swings.
- 2
An activity where couples engage in sexual activity with different partners.
adjective
- 1
Fine, good, successful.
“The party was swinging.”
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