Swing - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |swɪŋ|  American pronunciation of the word swing
Brit.  |swɪŋ|  British pronunciation of the word swing
irregular verb:  p.t. — swung  p.p. — swung

noun

- a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity
the party went with a swing
it took time to get into the swing of things
- mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth
- a sweeping blow or stroke
he took a wild swing at my head
- changing location by moving back and forth (syn: swinging, vacillation)
- a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz (syn: jive)
- a jaunty rhythm in music (syn: lilt)
- the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it
- in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball (syn: cut)
- a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them

verb

- move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
swing a bat
- move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner (syn: sway)
- change direction with a swinging motion; turn
swing back
swing forward
- influence decisively
- make a big sweeping gesture or movement (syn: sweep)
- hang freely (syn: dangle, drop)
- hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement
The soccer player began to swing at the referee
- alternate dramatically between high and low values
his mood swings
the market is swinging up and down
- live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style
The Woodstock generation attempted to swing freely
- have a certain musical rhythm
The music has to swing
- be a social swinger; socialize a lot (syn: get around)
- play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm
- engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends
There were many swinging couples in the 1960's

Extra examples

The sheets swung on the clothesline.

The clock's pendulum stopped swinging.

She sat on the edge of the table, swinging her legs.

The monkeys were swinging from branch to branch high up in the trees.

I swung my suitcase into the backseat of the car.

She sat on the counter and swung her legs over to the other side.

She swung the door open.

Be careful how you swing that ax.

She swung the bat but missed the ball.

She swung her purse at me.

One swing of the hammer was all it took to drive the nail through the board.

The kids were playing on the swings.

We sat on the porch swing and watched the neighbors.

He shall swing for it.

His emotions swung between fear and curiosity.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: swing
he/she/it: swings
present participle: swinging
past tense: swung
past participle: swung
noun
singular: swing
plural: swings
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