swing
//ˈswɪŋ//
Forms
- present (v1)
- swing
- past (v2)
- swung
- past participle (v3)
- swung
- present participle
- swinging
- 3rd person singular
- swings
- Plural
- swings
Definitions
1.To rotate about an off-centre fixed point.
- The plant swung in the breeze.
- With one accord the tribe swung rapidly toward the frightened cries, and there found Terkoz holding an old female by the hair and beating her unmercifully with his great hands.
2.To dance.
3.To ride on a swing.
- The children laughed as they swung.
4.To participate in the swinging lifestyle; to participate in wifeswapping.
- My husband wasn’t so lucky and didn’t get to swing at all so was very disappointed. I’m desperate to do it all again but he’s not so keen.
- We find it difficult to meet couples our age, and often swing with single, straight men. We have rules: no married guys cheating on their wives, no one too young or too old, and no one who supports Trump.
1.The manner in which something is swung.
- Door swing indicates direction the door opens.
- He worked tirelessly to improve his golf swing.
- Improve your golf swing by taking your mate to the driving range. If you're good, you can show off and give her some tips. If you stink, play it for laughs.
2.The act, or an instance, of swinging.
3.The sweep or compass of a swinging body.
4.A line, cord, or other thing suspended and hanging loose, upon which anything may swing.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #2830
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Uncommon
Etymology
From Middle English swyngen, from Old English swingan, from Proto-West Germanic *swingan, from Proto-Germanic *swinganą (compare Low German swingen, German schwingen, Dutch zwingen, Swedish svinga), from Proto-Indo-European *swenk-, *sweng- (compare Scottish Gaelic seang (“thin”)).