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free-swinging

American  
[free-swing-ing] / ˈfriˈswɪŋ ɪŋ /

adjective

  1. recklessly daring in action or style.

    free-swinging stock market speculators.


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Etymology

Origin of free-swinging

First recorded in 1945–50; free(wheeling) + swinging


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Then, McIlroy faltered under the weight of history as a free-swinging Rose blitzed the back nine to force the extra hole.

From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026

But the free-swinging Phillies let prime opportunities go to waste.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 24, 2023

According to Muncy, the Dodgers have taken note — especially as more free-swinging teams have achieved October success in recent years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2023

He was a free-swinging, power-first slugger who could not find his way onto the Guardians’ 40-man roster last winter as the team protected more heralded prospects from selection in the Rule 5 draft.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 15, 2022

It is contended that the free-swinging, wind-blown grasses of the fields are more beautiful and that they give more various and infinite delight in colour and line and movement.

From The Lost Art of Reading by Gerald Stanley Lee

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