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swinging

[ swing-ing ]

adjective

superlative swingingest.
  1. characterized by or capable of swinging, being swung, or causing to swing.
  2. intended for swinging upon, by, from, or in:

    the swinging devices in a playground.

  3. Slang. excellent; first-rate.
  4. Slang. lively, active, and modern; hip.
  5. Slang.
    1. free and uninhibited sexually:

      a swinging bachelor.

    2. exchanging spouses for sex:

      swinging married couples.



noun

  1. the activity or act of a person who swings.
  2. Slang.
    1. the act or practice of being free and uninhibited sexually.
    2. the exchanging of spouses for sex.

swinging

/ ˈ²õ·Éɪŋɪŋ /

adjective

  1. moving rhythmically to and fro
  2. slang.
    modern and lively
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. slang.
    the practice of swapping sexual partners in a group, esp habitually
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²õ·É¾±²Ô²µ¾±²Ô²µ±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²õ·É¾±²Ô²µî€ƒi²Ô²µÂ·±ô²â adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of swinging1

First recorded in 1550–60; swing 1 + -ing 2
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Masculinity is a spectrum, and I think because it swung one way, it’s swinging the other way to an extreme.

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In the eighth, a two-run double from Max Muncy — who switched back to his old regular bat after beginning the night swinging the new torpedo model — finally got the Dodgers back level.

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After the two were separated, the video shows Urías swinging at her with his left hand.

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Consistent serving - a mixture of dangerous, swinging deliveries out wide and flatter, pacy serves - laid the platform.

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"The back of the car kept swinging out on me, so I didn't feel safe," he says.

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