swinging
Americanadjective
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swingingest
superlative
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characterized by or capable of swinging, being swung, or causing to swing.
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intended for swinging upon, by, from, or in.
the swinging devices in a playground.
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Slang. excellent; first-rate.
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Slang. lively, active, and modern; hip.
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Slang.
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free and uninhibited sexually.
a swinging bachelor.
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exchanging spouses for sex.
swinging married couples.
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noun
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swingings
plural
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the activity or act of a person who swings.
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Slang.
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the act or practice of being free and uninhibited sexually.
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the exchanging of spouses for sex.
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adjective
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moving rhythmically to and fro
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slang modern and lively
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Surging energy costs and extreme weather events have resulted in utility bills swinging widely.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
On Monday, Rushing started swinging, which he said didn’t bother his elbow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
AXT reported second-quarter revenue of $47.6 million on July 30, up 165% — swinging to a profit while seeing gross margins dramatically expand.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
Heavy speculative positioning can result in messy outcomes when it suddenly reverses, swinging global markets violently as speculators are forced to cut borrowing in unrelated areas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
He’s walking fast, red in the face, swinging his arms.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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
But she began to swing heavily, with deep, slow swingings.
From Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan Second Series by Lafcadio Hearn
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 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
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
The answer is partly that blues are big these days, partly that Johnny Winter is the swingingest, funkiest new white blues singer to come out of the South in years.
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
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
These days one of the swingingest places in the Mauritanian capital of Nouakchott is the Chinese cultural mission, which features French movies instead of propaganda films.
From Time Magazine Archive
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