swinging
Americanadjective
-
swingingest
superlative
-
characterized by or capable of swinging, being swung, or causing to swing.
-
intended for swinging upon, by, from, or in.
the swinging devices in a playground.
-
Slang. excellent; first-rate.
-
Slang. lively, active, and modern; hip.
-
Slang.
-
free and uninhibited sexually.
a swinging bachelor.
-
exchanging spouses for sex.
swinging married couples.
-
noun
-
swingings
plural
-
the activity or act of a person who swings.
-
Slang.
-
the act or practice of being free and uninhibited sexually.
-
the exchanging of spouses for sex.
-
adjective
-
moving rhythmically to and fro
-
slang modern and lively
noun
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Inflected Forms
Nouns
Adjectives
Etymology
Origin of swinging
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
In this series, he has two hits and two strikeouts in eight at-bats, and his inability to refrain from swinging at pitches outside the strike zone has become a glaring weakness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
The selling intensified and turned chaotic in Thursday’s trading session, with bond markets in France, Greece and Italy swinging between gains and losses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Ordinary maneuvers such as tacking and gybing—both of which involve swinging the mainsail from one side of the vessel to the other—are arduous for the solo sailor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Paphos district court was told in July that the boy fell through an open window when his father was holding him around his waist and swinging him from side to side.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
“Speak for yourself,” Llewelyn mumbled from his swinging hammock.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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
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 she began to swing heavily, with deep, slow swingings.
From Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan Second Series by Lafcadio Hearn
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
Fifteen rowdy and tender numbers played by one of the swingingest bands of all.
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
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
Eventually, everybody hails her as the swingingest, dingdongest member of the jet set along with Bobbsie-Ann Boggsen and Minni Ogden Foote.
From Time Magazine Archive
Then, after four years' touring with a small combo, Basie collected a new 16-piece ensemble in 1952, and within a year it was fully established as the swingingest band in the land.
From Time Magazine Archive
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
