Definitions for swinging
swing·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. swing, swinging, vacillationadjective

   changing location by moving back and forth

2. lilting, swinging, swingy, trippingadjective

   characterized by a buoyant rhythm

   "an easy lilting stride"; "the flute broke into a light lilting air"; "a swinging pace"; "a graceful swingy walk"; "a tripping singing measure"

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. swingingnoun

   An activity where couples engage in sexual activity with different partners

2. swingingadjective

   Fine, good, successful.

   The party was swinging.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Swingingadjective

   Great; huge. A low word.

   Etymology: from swinge.

   The countryman seeing the lion disarmed, with a swinging cudgel broke off the match. Roger L'Estrange.

   A good swinging sum of John’s readiest cash went towards building of Hocus’s countryhouse. Arbuthnot.

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1. swinging

   Swinging generally refers to the act of moving back and forth or from side to side with a regular rhythm, pivoting from a fixed point. This term can be applied to objects, people, or even concepts and scenarios. For instance, in sports like baseball or golf, references to 'swinging' often describe the act of moving a bat or club. In music, it refers to a rhythmic style that has a flowing and syncopated rhythm. Furthermore, in a social context, 'swinging' can imply a certain lifestyle involving partner swapping.

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1. Swinging

   of Swing

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1. Swinging

   Swinging or partner swapping is a non-monogamous behavior, in which singles or partners in a committed relationship engage in sexual activities with others as a recreational or social activity. Swinging can take place in a number of contexts, ranging from spontaneous sexual activity at informal gatherings of friends to planned regular social meetings to hooking up with like-minded people at a swingers' club. It can also involve Internet-based swinger social networking services online. The phenomenon of swinging, or at least its wider discussion and practice, is regarded by some as arising from the upsurge in sexual activity during the sexual revolution of the 1960s, made possible by the invention of the contraceptive pill and the emergence of treatments for many of the sexually transmitted diseases that were known at that time. The older term wife-swapping, once considered to be equivalent to "swinging," is criticized today as being androcentric where it is presumed that the partners are a married heterosexual couple and that it is the male who is in control of the sexual activities and also that it does not accurately describe the full range of sexual activities in which both singles or couples may take part.

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How to pronounce swinging?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say swinging in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of swinging in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of swinging in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of swinging in a Sentence

1. Alan Marshall Beck:

   Boys are found everywhere-on top of, underneath, inside of, climbing on, swinging from, running around or jumping to. Mothers love them, little girls hate them, older sisters and brothers tolerate them, adults ignore them and Heaven protects them. A boy is Truth with dirt on its face, Beauty with a cut on its finger, Wisdom with bubble gum in its hair and the Hope of the future with a frog in its pocket.

2. Brian Encinia:

   Bland began swinging her elbows at me and then kicked my right leg in the shin. I had a pain in my right leg and suffered small cuts on my right hand. Force was used to subdue Bland to the ground to which Bland continued to fight back.

3. Tommy Schaefer:

   I couldn't see for a moment because my eyes were so watery and I was distraught, I was in a state of mind, I had no idea what was happening. I was almost about to black out. And I grabbed it and I started swinging.

4. Tiger Woods:

   I rolled it well today, hit a lot of good putts early that didn't go in, i misread a couple on the back nine. Overall I hit a lot of good putts and it was nice to feel that and nice to feel the putter swinging again.

5. Jerry Coleman:

   The way he's swinging the bat, he won't get a hit until the 20th century.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=swinging
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Swinging
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=swinging
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swinging
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=swinging
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=swinging