full swing

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noun

full operation; greatest activity: For the first time in years the factory was in full swing. The meeting was in full swing when we arrived.

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decorum
the act of or need for making up one's mind.
dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
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Words nearby full swing

full score, full sentence, full speed, full speed ahead, full stop, full swing, full tilt, full tilt, at, full time, full toss, full trailer
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Words related to full swing

act, gesture, passage, autonomy, flexibility, discretion, immunity, sovereignty, independence, right, exemption, ability, power, privilege, opportunity, stream, agitation, fluctuation, move, sweep

Example sentences from the Web for full swing

  • Few women can sit in the front of a big box, on a crowded and full-swing opera night, without thrilling and dilating.

    Aaron's Rod|D. H. Lawrence

  • With wonderful celerity they hoisted sail and stood out to sea in the full-swing of the monsoon.

    Black Ivory|R.M. Ballantyne

Idioms and Phrases with full swing

full swing

see in full swing.

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