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swinging door

swing·ing door
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [swing-ing dawr, dohr]
    • /ˈswɪŋ ɪŋ dɔr, doʊr/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [swing-ing dawr, dohr]
    • /ˈswɪŋ ɪŋ dɔr, doʊr/

Definitions of swinging door words

  • noun swinging door a door that swings open on being pushed or pulled from either side and then swings closed by itself. 1
  • countable noun swinging door Swinging doors are doors that can open both towards you and away from you. 0
  • noun swinging door a door hung so that it can be opened in either direction and swings shut by itself 0
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Origin of swinging door

First appearance:

before 1795
One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1795-1805

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Parts of speech for Swinging door

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Swinging door

swinging door popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

swinging door usage trend in Literature

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