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Webster 1828 Edition


Swinging

SWING'ING

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ppr.
of swing. Waving; vibrating; brandishing.

SWING'ING

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Noun.
The act of swinging; an exercise for health or pleasure.

Definition 2024


swinging

swinging

English

Noun

swinging (countable and uncountable, plural swingings)

  1. The act or motion of that which swings.
    • 1973, Socialist Review (volume 8, page 331)
      Mr. Henderson's chief trouble seems to be that he cannot forget his old shiftiness of views and his pendulum-like swingings between Liberalism and Independent Labourism []
  2. An activity where couples engage in sexual activity with different partners.

Translations

Verb

swinging

  1. present participle of swing

Adjective

swinging (comparative more swinging, superlative most swinging)

  1. (informal) Fine, good, successful.
    The party was swinging.