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| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : swing |
| Phonetic Transcription : swɪŋ |
Definition of swing
Origin :- Old English swingan "to rush, fling oneself," from Proto-Germanic *swenganan (cf. Old Saxon, Old High German swingan, Old Frisian swinga, German schwingen "to swing, swingle, oscillate") denoting "violent circulatory motion." The meaning "move freely back and forth" is first recorded 1540s. Related: Swung; swinging. Swing shift first recorded 1941, typically 4 p.m. to midnight.
- noun moving back and forth
- verb move back and forth; be suspended
- Brace your belt, Watkins, man, and swing your shoulders as a free companion should.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- For the fanatic is one of the hinges which swing the door of the modern world.
- Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
- Shandy gave the bridle a swing, and it clattered to the floor from its peg.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- But we cannot set up a pendulum to swing at the pole of the earth.
- Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 447, July 26, 1884 » by Various
- They'd swing to this shop in a minute, just on account of that.
- Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
- Whether they will or no, I see I must swing a looser tongue, or you'll be showing me the door.
- Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
- In camp you will discard it because it will impede the swing of your arms.
- Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White
- From the swing at golf to the manner of lighting a match in the wind, this truism applies.
- Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White
- Then he must take the wand and swing it over the water three times, in a circle.
- Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
- Sam taught me how to climb on the cars and how to swing off while they were going.
- Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
Synonyms for swing
- avert
- away
- be pendent
- beat
- cadence
- cadency
- curve
- dangle
- deflect
- divert
- flap
- fluctuate
- fluctuation
- hang
- lilt
- lurch
- measure
- meter
- motion
- oscillate
- oscillation
- palpitate
- pendulate
- pitch
- pivot
- reel
- revolve
- rhythm
- rock
- roll
- rotate
- sheer
- shunt
- stroke
- suspend
- sway
- swaying
- swerve
- swivel
- tempo
- turn
- turn about
- turn on an axis
- twirl
- undulate
- undulation
- vary
- veer
- vibrate
- vibration
- volte-face
- wag
- waggle
- wave
- wheel
- whirl
- wiggle
- wobble
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