Swinging
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈswɪŋɪŋ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Swinging is a noun meaning The act or motion of that which swings.
Meaning
The act or motion of that which swings.
More Meanings
- (sex) An activity where couples engage in sexual activity with different partners, often in a group setting.
- present participle and gerund of swing
- That swings
- (informal) Fine, good, successful.
- Sexually promiscuous.
- Alternative form of swingeing.
Example Sentences
The party was swinging.
“It is an eating fever then,” says the landlady; “for he hath devoured two swinging buttered toasts this morning for breakfast.”
Hey, everyone fantasizes about what kind of swinging stud or studette they could be if they were only free from the shackles of domesticity.
Mr. Henderson's chief trouble seems to be that he cannot forget his old shiftiness of views and his pendulum-like swingings between Liberalism and Independent Labourism[…]
Word Forms
- swingings
- swinginger
- swingingest
Synonyms for swinging
Depending on context, synonyms include lilting, moving, swing, rhythmic, swaying, tripping.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include swingy, swaying, tripping, moving, lilting, rhythmic.
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