swung

[swuhng]

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of swing.

swung

/ swʌŋ /

verb

1. the past tense and past participle of swing

Other Word Forms

• unswung adjective

Example Sentences

Hertz swung to a third-quarter profit, boosted by plummeting depreciation, as the company continues its strategy to swap out older cars for a newer fleet.

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In the first two innings, the team made six-straight outs, struck out five times, swung at 22 of Gausman’s first 32 pitches, and whiffed on 12 while fouling off several mistake fastballs.

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He unlatched the top of the crate and it swung open on its hinges.

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Centene swung to a third-quarter loss as enrollees in Affordable Care Act plans sought out more costly medical care, the latest evidence of health insurers’ struggles to regain their former profitability.

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The company’s defense division, which covers weapons, jet fighters and spacecraft, also swung to an operating profit as revenue jumped 25% to $6.9 billion.

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Related Words

• curve 
• dangle 
• flap 
• fluctuate 
• hang 
• lurch 
• pitch 
• pivot 
• rotate 
• sway 
• swivel 
• turn 
• twirl 
• veer 
• wave 
• whirl 
• wiggle 
• wobble