verb Download 🔗Share To rotate about an off-centre fixed point. Examples : "The plant swung in the breeze." physics action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To ride on a swing. Examples : "The children laughed as they swung." entertainment action sport Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To participate in the swinging lifestyle; to participate in wife-swapping. Examples : "The couple was rumored to be swinging, causing a stir in their small town. " sex family culture society entertainment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To hang from the gallows. Examples : "After being found guilty of treason, the traitor was swinging from the gallows. " law action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (of a ball) to move sideways in its trajectory. Examples : "The baseball swung sideways as it flew through the air. " sport physics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To move (an object) backward and forward; to wave. Examples : "He swung his sword as hard as he could." action physics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To change (a numerical result); especially to change the outcome of an election. Examples : "The latest poll numbers are swinging the election toward the Republican candidate. " politics government outcome Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To play notes that are in pairs by making the first of the pair slightly longer than written (augmentation) and the second shorter, resulting in a bouncy, uneven rhythm. Examples : "The jazz band was really swinging the melody, making everyone want to dance. " music entertainment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (of a bowler) to make the ball move sideways in its trajectory. Examples : "The bowler swung the ball, making it curve to the right. " sport Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share In dancing, to turn around in a small circle with one's partner, holding hands or arms. Examples : "During the dance lesson, the instructor showed us how to keep time with the music while swinging our partners. " dance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To admit or turn something for the purpose of shaping it; said of a lathe. Examples : "The lathe can swing a pulley of 12 inches diameter." technical machine industry work Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share The act or motion of that which swings. Examples : "The child enjoyed the swinging on the park's new seesaw. " action physics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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