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verb
- 1. move or cause to move back and forth or from side to side while suspended or on an axis: "her long black skirt swung about her legs" Similar
- 2. move by grasping a support from below and leaping: "we swung across like two trapeze artists"
noun
- 1. a seat suspended by ropes or chains, on which someone may sit and swing back and forth.
- 2. an act of swinging: "with the swing of her arm, the knife flashed through the air" Similar
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to move easily and without interruption backwards and forwards or from one side to the other, especially from a fixed point, or to cause something or someone to do this: He walked briskly along swinging his rolled-up umbrella. The door swung open. [ I or T ] to move an object or your fist in an attempt to hit something or someone:
The meaning of SWING is to cause to move vigorously through a wide arc or circle. How to use swing in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Swing.
Swing definition: to cause to move to and fro, sway, or oscillate, as something suspended from above. See examples of SWING used in a sentence.
If people's opinions, attitudes, or feelings swing, they change, especially in a sudden or extreme way. In two years' time there is a presidential election, and the voters could swing again. [VERB] The mood amongst Tory MPs seems to be swinging away from their leader.
[intransitive, transitive] to change or make somebody/something change from one opinion, mood, etc. to another. swing (from A) (to B) The state has swung from Republican to Democrat. swing (between A and B) His emotions swung between fear and curiosity.
swing. (swĭng) v. swung (swŭng), swing·ing, swings. v.intr. 1. To move back and forth suspended or as if suspended from above. 2. To hit at something with a sweeping motion of the arm: swung at the ball. 3. To move laterally or in a curve: The car swung over to the curb. 4. To turn in place on or as if on a hinge or pivot. 5.
to move smoothly backwards and forwards, or to make something do this: She really swings her arms when she walks. swing verb (CURVE) to move smoothly in a curve, or to make something do this: The door swung shut. Watch the ball as you swing the bat. swing verb (CHANGE) If someone's opinion or their feelings swing, they suddenly change:
To swing is to sway back and forth, or to move in a sweeping, curving motion. Wind chimes swing in the breeze, and a softball player swings her bat, aiming for the ball. A TV hypnotist will swing a shiny object in front of a patient's face and say, "You are getting very sleepy."
Swing definition: To move back and forth suspended or as if suspended from above.
Definition of swing noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
