Swinging

/ˈswɪŋɪŋ/ · noun

Meaning

The act or motion of that which swings..

Definitions by Sense

1. The act or motion of that which swings.
2. (sex) An activity where couples engage in sexual activity with different partners, often in a group setting.
3. present participle and gerund of swing
4. That swings
5. (informal) Fine, good, successful.
6. Sexually promiscuous.
7. Alternative form of swingeing.

Example Sentences

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[…]

Then one night in bed, Simon gently suggested swinging. I was resistant to it, but I thought Simon might leave me if I said no. I agreed to it for him, for our relationship.

1964, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure Didn't do anything great except saw "The Beatles" on The Ed Sullivan Show and Kathy practically had a bird. They are sorta cute but I think Ringo is swingin, George is cute, Paul is a good singer and John is icky. Too!

The party was swinging.

Hey, everyone fantasizes about what kind of swinging stud or studette they could be if they were only free from the shackles of domesticity.

“It is an eating fever then,” says the landlady; “for he hath devoured two swinging buttered toasts this morning for breakfast.”

Synonyms for swinging

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Word Forms

• swingings
• more swinging
• swinginger
• most swinging
• swingingest

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