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| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : swing-ing |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈswɪŋ ɪŋ |
Definition of swinging
Origin :- "uninhibited," 1958, present participle adjective from swing (v.).
- adj moving backward and forward
- adj lively
- My "job" could not be "swung" by anyone else, since everyone else is essential to the swinging of his own.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- So he caught their minds as he had caught the Stick, swinging back from disaster.
- Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
- And Yates, swinging drowsily in his hammock, was no less gratified.
- Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
- A quarter of a mile from the finish the horses raced into a swinging stride.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- Already the swinging of the censers could be heard coming from the depths of the church.
- Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
- One morning at daybreak I was awakened by Jim swinging back my door.
- Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
- He was a large man clad in gray, and he was swinging an umbrella.
- Extract from : « The Yates Pride » by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
- What was her horror to find that it hung loose, swinging idly in the wind!
- Extract from : « The Green Satin Gown » by Laura E. Richards
- Again, Von Holzen ran at him with his arm outstretched for a swinging stab.
- Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman
- Swinging the nose of the canoe ashore, Frank grounded the craft and got out.
- Extract from : « Frank Roscoe's Secret » by Allen Chapman
Synonyms for swinging
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