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- [swing-ing]
- /ˈswɪŋ ɪŋ/
- /ˈswɪŋ.ɪŋ/
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- [swing-ing]
- /ˈswɪŋ ɪŋ/
Definitions of swinging word
- noun swinging Also called Big Band music, swing music. a style of jazz, popular especially in the 1930s and often arranged for a large dance band, marked by a smoother beat and more flowing phrasing than Dixieland and having less complex harmonies and rhythms than modern jazz. 1
- noun swinging the rhythmic element that excites dancers and listeners to move in time to jazz music. 1
- verb with object swinging to play (music) in the style of swing. 1
- verb without object swinging to move or sway to and fro, as a pendulum or other suspended object. 1
- verb without object swinging to move to and fro in a swing, as for recreation. 1
- verb without object swinging to move in alternate directions or in either direction around a point, an axis, or a line of support, as a gate on its hinges. 1
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Origin of swinging
First appearance:
before 1550 One of the 31% oldest English words
First recorded in 1550-60; swing1 + -ing2
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Parts of speech for Swinging
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
swinging popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
swinging usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for swinging
adj swinging
- amoral — If you describe someone as amoral, you do not like the way they behave because they do not seem to care whether what they do is right or wrong.
- beetling — a heavy hammering or ramming instrument, usually of wood, used to drive wedges, force down paving stones, compress loose earth, etc.
- carnivalesque — characteristic of, suitable for, or like a carnival
- chirpy — If you describe a person or their behaviour as chirpy, you mean they are very cheerful and lively.
- common knowledge — something widely or generally known
adjective swinging
- dangly — dangling; hanging down
- fairylike — Resembling a fairy or some aspect of one.
- waving — a disturbance on the surface of a liquid body, as the sea or a lake, in the form of a moving ridge or swell.
- zappy — energetic, lively, or fast-moving; zippy.
- zesty — full of zest; piquant: a zesty salad dressing.
noun swinging
- oscillation — an act or instance of oscillating.
Top questions with swinging
- who sings swinging?
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