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swinging

/ˈswɪŋɪŋ/noun, adjective2 syllables

Swinging means: characterized by a buoyant rhythm.

Synonyms for swinging7

noun, as in changing location by moving back and forth

swing, vacillation

adjective, as in characterized by a buoyant rhythm

lilting, swingy, tripping, rhythmical, rhythmic

What does swinging mean?2

adjective

1

characterized by a buoyant rhythm“an easy lilting stride”

noun

1

changing location by moving back and forth

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with swinging?5

two syllables

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Swinging in a sentence

  • She had just gone out, the double door still swinging in her wake.sundown
  • He got a good grip on the bat before swinging.CK
  • The priest reprimanded the altar boy for swinging the incense around like a lasso.adamtrousers
  • He fucked up my door frame with his swinging of the sledgehammer around.loonaOT12dalso
  • Do you think that swinging on a swing is good exercise?CK
  • Do you think swinging on a swing is good exercise?CK
  • Male giraffes fight by swinging their necks at each other.Amastan
  • William was swinging on the porch when his mother called him for dinner.Amastan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of swinging

as a noun

plural
swingings

as a adjective

comparative
swinginger
superlative
swingingest