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/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"
synonyms: 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.
"the cab swung into the parking lot"
shift or cause to shift from one opinion, mood, or state of affairs to another.
"opinion swung in the Chancellor's favor"
synonyms: 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 an easy 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.

noun

a seat suspended by ropes or chains, on which someone may sit and swing back and forth.
an act of swinging.
"with the swing of her arm, the knife flashed through the air"
synonyms: swaying, oscillation, undulation, wagging, toing and froing, wobble, libration
a discernible change in opinion.
"the South's swing to the right"
synonyms: change, move, turnaround, turnabout, reversal, about turn, about face, volte face, change of heart, change of loyalties, U-turn, sea change, swerve, backtracking, tergiversation, trend, tendency, drift, movement, current, course, fluctuation, shift, switch, variation, oscillation
a style of jazz or dance music with an easy flowing but vigorous rhythm.
synonyms: rhythm, beat, pulse, cadence, pace, rhythmical flow/pattern, measure, meter, tempo, lilt, groove
a swift tour involving a number of stops, especially one undertaken as part of a political campaign.
(in musical theater) an understudy, typically one who covers multiple roles in the chorus of a particular production.

Swing Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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May 13, 2024 · verb · 1. a. : to cause to move vigorously through a wide arc or circle. swing an ax. b · 2. : to suspend so as to permit swaying or turning · 3.

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SWING | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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to move easily to one direction and then to the other from a fixed point, or to cause something to move this way:.

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SWING Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

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verb (used with object). , swung, swing·ing. to cause to move to and fro, sway, or oscillate, as something suspended from above: to swing one's arms in walking.

SWING definition in American English - Collins Dictionary

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A swing is a seat hanging by two ropes or chains from a metal frame or from the branch of a tree. You can sit on the seat and move forward and backward ...

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Swing - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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To swing is to sway back and forth, or to move in a sweeping, curving motion. Wind chimes swing in the breeze, and a softball player swings her bat, ...

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