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swinging Definition

swing·ing (swiŋ′iŋ)

adjective

  1. that swings
  2. done with a swing
  3. ☆ Slang lively, sophisticated, ultra-fashionable, etc.
  4. Slang engaging in casual or group sexual relations

swinging Related Forms
swing′·ingly adverb
swinging Synonyms

swinging

modif.

  1. Moving backward and forward

    swaying, fluctuating, waving; see moving 1.

  2. *Lively

    vivacious, spirited, sophisticated; see active 2, happy 1, modern 1.

swinging Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • sex: I'm not interested in meeting guys just for sex E ) Swinging sex?
  • sixty: Blow Up is what the " Swinging sixties " were all about.
  • chair: Recent additions include the Haunted Conservatory, the Swinging Chairs and the Wareham Bears.
swinging Quotes

You see there are portions of the human anatomy which would keep swinging after the music had finished.

—Helpmann, Sir Robert Murray

Browse dictionary entries near swinging

  1. ‹ swinger
  2. ‹ swingeing
  3. ‹ swinge
  4. ‹ swingby
  5. ‹ swing shift
  6. ‹ swing pass
  7. ‹ swing bridge
  8. ‹ swing
  9. ‹ swineherd
  10. ‹ swine flu
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