swinging
swinging Lexical Profile
swinging Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Moving or able to move back and forth or from side to side while suspended or on an axis.
"The waiter pushed through the swinging doors of the kitchen carrying a large tray."
Lively, exciting, fashionable, and thoroughly modern (especially associated with 1960s pop culture).
"The documentary explored the vibrant music and fashion of swinging London in the 1960s."
Characterized by a lively, propulsive jazz rhythm or bounce.
"The big band kept the audience dancing all night with their swinging arrangements."
• noun
The action or motion of moving rhythmically back and forth or from side to side while suspended or pivoted.
"The gentle swinging of the hammock in the breeze soon lulled the child to sleep."
The practice among couples of consensually exchanging partners for sexual activity.
"The sociological study examined changing attitudes toward non-monogamy and swinging in suburban communities."