Synonyms for swinging

Grammar : Adj

Spell : swing-ing

Phonetic Transcription : ˈswɪŋ ɪŋ

Top 10 synonyms for swinging

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Définition of swinging

Origin : "uninhibited," 1958, present participle adjective from swing (v.).

adj moving backward and forward
adj lively

Example sentences :

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

Antonyms for swinging

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