downswing

[doun-swing]

noun

1. a downward swing, as of a golf club in driving a ball.

2. a downward trend or decrease, as of business or a nation's birth rate.

downswing

/ ˈdaʊnˌswɪŋ /

noun

1. a statistical downward trend in business activity, the death rate, etc

2. golf the downward movement or line of a club when striking the ball

Word History and Origins

Origin of downswing¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; down ¹ + swing ¹

Example Sentences

Most prices are on the downswing, he argued.

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“It could have been an honest mistake on their part,” Pigott said of the statistical downswing.

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So are Seattle schools on a big downswing, or not?

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“Just as tyrannies give way to aristocracies and republics on the upswing, so do democracies collapse into decadence, anarchy, and back to tyranny on the downswing,” he writes.

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A combination of good relationships, opportunity and Ireland being a minor meal ticket for famous pros on the downswing played a role in bringing one of the greats to the League of Ireland.

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