swinging door

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noun

a door that swings open on being pushed or pulled from either side and then swings closed by itself.

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Also called swing door .

Origin of swinging door

First recorded in 1795–1805

Words nearby swinging door

swing door, swinge, swingeing, swinger, swinging, swinging door, swinging voter, swing into action, swingle, swinglebar, swing leg

How to use swinging door in a sentence

A guard is manning the door, which is always kept ajar so she can be monitored.
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The kid from next door drops by and Marvin talks to him about the stunts in his latest film, Death Hunt.
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They eye the door anxiously, convinced that at any moment, a Pakistani or Iranian intelligence officer will come barging in.
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Gurley came out of stairwell door as the two cops approached.
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This courageous act earned him a late-night knock on the door with orders for Serna to vamos from Cuba.
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Before Ripperda could unclasp his lips to reply, the stranger had opened the door, and passed through it like a gliding shadow.
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She looked so sweet when she said it, standing and smiling there in the middle of the floor, the door-way making a frame for her.
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She walked away toward another door, which was masked with a curtain that she lifted.
Confidence|Henry James
Hilda, trembling at the door, more than half expected Mr. Orgreave to say: "You mean, she's invited herself."
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Then the door opened, the portiere was swept aside, and Anselme announced "Monsieur de Garnache."
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