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swinging
[ swing-ing ]
adjective
- 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.
noun
- the 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.
swinging
/ ˈswɪŋɪŋ /
adjective
- moving rhythmically to and fro
- slang.modern and lively
noun
- slang.the practice of swapping sexual partners in a group, esp habitually
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Derived Forms
- ˈswingingly, adverb
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Other Words From
- swinging·ly adverb
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Example Sentences
Is it any wonder that control of Congress is swinging back and forth like a tetherball?
This was, after all, the Swinging Sixties in London and the country had moved on.
Monday morning, Alison Lundergan Grimes came out swinging with an attack that Mitch McConnell opened himself up to last week.
Swinging high in the air, squeezing into a nook, or rolling down a hill might provide these sorts of sensory input.
Killing Kittens became a very acceptable, high-end, society party which had swinging at it.
Pulling the horse on his haunches, and swinging him round at the same moment as if on a pivot, he made a bound to the left.
"I thought we hit a man," said the engineer, swinging his lantern far out into the darkness.
The car moved away, swinging to the right across the traffic stream and clearly heading for old Bond Street.
"Wait," said Chief Inspector Kerry, and went swinging in, carrying his overall and having the malacca cane tucked under his arm.
Along the corridor he went with a lithe, silent step, moving from the hips and swinging his shoulders.
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