swinging door

noun

1. a door that swings open on being pushed or pulled from either side and then swings closed by itself.

Word History and Origins

Origin of swinging door¹

First recorded in 1795–1805

Example Sentences

The swinging door was pushed outward, a short while after he had balanced himself on the extreme edge of the swinging couch.

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As the swinging door closed behind him, he found himself facing a rolling ball of string coming straight toward him.

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In a moment the two children had dashed into the cabin and pulled to the swinging door.

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But when the task was done he toddled through the swinging-door to see what wreck had been made of the kitchen.

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The swinging door oscillated with little puffs of air like sneers, and a breath ran around the tapestries hung on the walls.

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