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swinging

American  
[swing-ing] / ˈswɪŋ ɪŋ /

adjective

  • swingingest
    superlative
  1. characterized by or capable of swinging, being swung, or causing to swing.

  2. intended for swinging upon, by, from, or in.

    the swinging devices in a playground.

  3. Slang. excellent; first-rate.

  4. Slang. lively, active, and modern; hip.

  5. Slang.

    1. free and uninhibited sexually.

      a swinging bachelor.

    2. exchanging spouses for sex.

      swinging married couples.


noun

  • swingings
    plural
  1. the activity or act of a person who swings.

  2. Slang.

    1. the act or practice of being free and uninhibited sexually.

    2. the exchanging of spouses for sex.

swinging British  
/ ˈswɪŋɪŋ /

adjective

  1. moving rhythmically to and fro

  2. slang modern and lively

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. slang the practice of swapping sexual partners in a group, esp habitually

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of swinging

First recorded in 1550–60; swing 1 + -ing 2


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The decline was driven by machinery and vehicles swinging to a deficit and a widening energy deficit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

The chef’s kitchen features two large islands, white cabinetry, and high-end appliances, while the primary suite takes the home’s relaxed aesthetic one step further with a swinging bed and floor-to-ceiling windows.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

Related: ‘I feel like a loser’: My stock portfolio is swinging wildly.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

But he was stranded there, as Kiké Hernández went down swinging.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Next thing I knew, I was hanging off the edge of the porch roof, swinging in the air above the front steps.

From "Fourth Grade Rats" by Jerry Spinelli

There are stationary swingings, as well as swingings of the kind to which I just alluded.

From Dr. Scudder's Tales for Little Readers, About the Heathen. by Dr. John Scudder

But she began to swing heavily, with deep, slow swingings.

From Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan Second Series by Lafcadio Hearn

In a considerable shock the successive diminishing swingings amount to dozens before they become so slight as to elude perception.

From Outlines of the Earth's History A Popular Study in Physiography by Nathaniel Southgate Shaler

But all oscillations are equalized by swingings to the other side.

From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 02 Little Journeys To the Homes of Famous Women by Elbert Hubbard

He peeped in, and between the swingings caught glimpses of little blue and yellow flowers arranged in tight bunches in hanging vases.

From The Little House in the Fairy Wood by Ethel Cook Eliot

Basie collected a new full-size outfit 16 months ago, bounced back with a reputation as the swingingest band in the land.

From Time Magazine Archive

The answer is partly that blues are big these days, partly that Johnny Winter is the swingingest, funkiest new white blues singer to come out of the South in years.

From Time Magazine Archive

Occasionally, a happy song acquires a little reverse teen feel: My name is Oliver Cool I'm the most swingingest boy in school, but the most trustworthy bets are exploration of the lower reaches of emotions.

From Time Magazine Archive

These days one of the swingingest places in the Mauritanian capital of Nouakchott is the Chinese cultural mission, which features French movies instead of propaganda films.

From Time Magazine Archive

Fifteen rowdy and tender numbers played by one of the swingingest bands of all.

From Time Magazine Archive

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