ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Swingy

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈswɪŋi/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Swingy is an adjective meaning (informal) Having a swinging motion.

Meaning

(informal) Having a swinging motion.

More Meanings

  1. (informal) Characteristic of swing music.
  2. (informal, politics) Having many swing voters.
  3. (curling, of ice) Allowing stones to curl more than usual.
  4. (sports, games) Inconsistent in performance.
  5. Variable in mood; liable to having mood swings.

Example Sentences

the swingy, shooty theatrics of Bionic Commando
Fly has a swingy rhythm and some swell guitar work in its instrumental interludes.
[…] redrawing the congressional maps to add at least slightly more Republican votes to the potentially swingy districts of freshmen […]
The more than 2 million ballots that remained uncounted on election night are down to 6,037 votes in Lake County, a small but swingy region north of the San Francisco Bay area.

Word Forms

Synonyms for swingy

Depending on context, synonyms include lilting, rhythmic, swinging, tripping.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include swinging, tripping, lilting, rhythmic, swinglike, swoopy.

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