swing
swing
swÉĒng
sving
/swÉĒŋ/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "swing"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

āĻĻā§‹āϞāĻž, āĻā§āϞāύ

to move or make something move from one side to another while suspended
Intransitive
Transitive: to swing sb/sth
to swing definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
As the ship sailed through the waves, the lanterns on the deck swung with the motion of the sea.
āϜāĻžāĻšāĻžāϜāϟāĻŋ āĻĸ⧇āωāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ, āĻĄā§‡āϕ⧇āϰ āϞāĻŖā§āĻ āύāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰ⧇āϰ āĻ—āϤāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻĻā§‹āϞ āĻ–āĻžāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
02

āĻā§āϞāĻžāύ⧋, āφāϘāĻžāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to strike or target something using a sweeping motion, typically with the arm
Transitive: to swing a handled implement
to swing definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The tennis player skillfully swung the racket, sending the ball over the net.
āĻŸā§‡āύāĻŋāϏ āϖ⧇āϞ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāϕ⧇āϟ āĻĻā§‹āϞāĻžāϞ, āĻŦāϞāϟāĻŋ āύ⧇āĻŸā§‡āϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻžāϞāĨ¤
03

āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ āϘāϟāĻžāύ⧋

to shift or cause to shift from one opinion, mood, etc. to another
Transitive: to swing a opinion or perception
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The turn of events during the debate swung the audience's support from one candidate to the other.
āĻŦāĻŋāϤāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϘāϟāύāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻžāϞāĻž āĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻ•āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāύ āĻāĻ• āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§€ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§€āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
04

āĻšāĻžāϤāĻžāύ⧋, āĻ…āĻ°ā§āϜāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to succeed in achieving or getting something, particularly in a dishonest way
Transitive: to swing an achievement
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Despite the regulations, the clever entrepreneur found a way to swing the contract.
āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻž āϏāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ⧇āĻ“, āϚāϤ⧁āϰ āωāĻĻā§āϝ⧋āĻ•ā§āϤāĻž āϚ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āωāĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϖ⧁āρāĻœā§‡ āĻĒ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
05

āĻĻā§‹āϞāĻž, āϏ⧁āχāĻ‚ āĻ•āϰāĻž

(of music) to be performed or played with a distinctive rhythmic feel characterized by a lively, propulsive groove
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
When the trumpet player took the lead, the entire band followed suit, causing the music to swing effortlessly.
āϝāĻ–āύ āĻŸā§āϰāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒ⧇āϟ āĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻ• āύ⧇āϤ⧃āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āύāĻŋāϞ⧇āύ, āĻĒ⧁āϰ⧋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāϞ, āĻĢāϞ⧇ āϏāĻ™ā§āĻ—ā§€āϤāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻšāĻœā§‡āχ āϏ⧁āχāĻ‚ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϞāĻžāĻ—āϞāĨ¤
06

āĻĻā§‹āϞāĻž, āĻā§āϞāĻžāύ⧋

to move or walk with a rhythmic and swaying motion
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
As the jazz band played, couples on the dance floor began to swing.
āϜāĻžāϜ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ āĻŦāĻžāϜāĻžāύ⧋ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ, āύāĻžāĻšā§‡āϰ āĻŽā§‡āĻā§‡āϤ⧇ āĻĻāĻŽā§āĻĒāϤāĻŋāϰāĻž āĻĻā§‹āϞāĻž āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰāϞāĨ¤
07

āĻĻā§‹āϞāĻž, āĻā§āϞāĻžāύ⧋

to move or propel in a curving, pendulum-like motion, often smoothly and with a sense of ease
Transitive: to swing sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
In the playground, the girl swung her legs back and forth on the swing.
āϖ⧇āϞāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāϠ⧇, āĻŽā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇āϟāĻŋ āĻĻā§‹āϞāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĒāĻžå‰åŽ āĻĻā§‹āϞāĻžāϞāĨ¤
08

āĻĻā§‹āϞāĻž, āϏ⧁āχāĻ‚ āĻļ⧈āϞ⧀āϤ⧇ āϏāĻ™ā§āĻ—ā§€āϤ āĻŦāĻžāϜāĻžāύ⧋

to perform music with a fluid and rhythmically expressive style
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
As the drummer picked up the tempo, the entire band started to swing.
āϝāĻ–āύ āĻĄā§āϰāĻžāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻŸā§‡āĻŽā§āĻĒā§‹ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ, āϤāĻ–āύ āĻĒ⧁āϰ⧋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ swing āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰāϞāĨ¤
09

āĻĻā§‹āϞāĻž, āĻā§āϞāύ

to be suspended from a support and move freely in a pendulum-like manner
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The monkey in the jungle effortlessly swung from branch to branch.
āϜāĻ™ā§āĻ—āϞ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāύāϰāϟāĻŋ āĻļāĻžāĻ–āĻž āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻļāĻžāĻ–āĻžāϝāĻŧ āϏāĻšāĻœā§‡ āĻĻā§‹āϞ āϖ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
10

āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖāĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to be in a state of liveliness, excitement, and modernity
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The city 's art scene continues to swing, showcasing cutting-edge exhibits.
āĻļāĻšāϰ⧇āϰ āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻĻ⧃āĻļā§āϝ āĻāĻ–āύāĻ“ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖāĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϤ, āĻ…āĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāϧ⧁āύāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ⧀ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ āĻ•āϰāϛ⧇āĨ¤
11

āĻŦāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏ⧁āχāĻ‚ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to engage in consensual, non-monogamous activities involving the exchange of partners
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Some individuals choose to swing as a way to explore their sexual boundaries.
āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϝ⧌āύ āϏ⧀āĻŽāĻžāύāĻž āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āĻŦ⧇āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āωāĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϏ⧁āχāĻ‚ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āϛ⧇ āύ⧇āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
01

a play device that supports a person moving back and forth

swing definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She pushed him gently on the swing.
02

āϏ⧁āχāĻ‚, āϏ⧁āχāĻ‚ āϏāĻ™ā§āĻ—ā§€āϤ

a form of jazz characterized by its lively rhythms, syncopated beats, and emphasis on improvisation, notably popularized in the 1930s and 1940s
swing definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
As the evening progressed, the dance floor filled with couples twirling and spinning to the infectious swing.
āϏāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āϝāĻž āĻāĻ—ā§‹āϤ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āϞ⧇, āĻĄāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϏ āĻĢā§āϞ⧋āϰ⧇ āϏāĻ‚āĻ•ā§āϰāĻžāĻŽāĻ• āϏ⧁āχāĻ‚ āĻāϰ āϤāĻžāϞ⧇ āϘ⧁āϰāϤ⧇ āĻ“ āϘ⧁āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĻāĻŽā§āĻĒāϤāĻŋāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ­āϰ⧇ āωāĻ āϞāĨ¤
03

āϏ⧁āχāĻ‚, āϏ⧁āχāĻ‚ āύāĻžāϚ

a lively and energetic style of dance characterized by rhythmic movements, spins, turns, and coordinated footwork
swing definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Swing enthusiasts crowded the dance floor, joyfully twirling and spinning to the infectious rhythm of the music.
āϏ⧁āχāĻ‚ āĻ…āύ⧁āϰāĻžāĻ—ā§€āϰāĻž āύāĻžāĻšā§‡āϰ āĻŽā§‡āĻā§‡āϤ⧇ āĻ­āĻŋāĻĄāĻŧ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϏāĻ™ā§āĻ—ā§€āϤ⧇āϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻ•ā§āϰāĻžāĻŽāĻ• āĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧇ āφāύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧇ āϘ⧁āϰāϤ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ˜ā§‹āϰāĻžāϤ⧇āĨ¤
04

a broad, sweeping blow, stroke, or motion, typically with an arm, weapon, or object

swing definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The knight 's swing of the sword was precise and deadly.
05

a noticeable shift from one opinion, position, or state to another

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The political swing in the last election surprised analysts.
06

movement from one place or position to another by shifting back and forth or oscillating

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The pendulum 's swing regulates the clock's timing.
07

a state of sustained, vigorous, and characteristic activity, often showing momentum or rhythm

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Once she got into her swing, the work flowed easily.
08

āĻĻā§‹āϞ, āϏ⧁āχāĻ‚

the act of a batter attempting to hit the ball with the bat in baseball
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She adjusted her swing to hit the curve.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ­ āφāϘāĻžāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏ⧁āχāĻ‚ āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžā§āϜāĻ¸ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
09

āϏ⧁āχāĻ‚, āĻ—āϤāĻŋ

the action of hitting the golf ball with the club
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She practiced her swing for hours.
āϏ⧇ āϘāĻ¨ā§āϟāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ āϘāĻ¨ā§āϟāĻž āϤāĻžāϰ āϏ⧁āχāĻ‚ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻļā§€āϞāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
10

a lively, jaunty, or syncopated rhythm in music, especially jazz

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Jazz music relies heavily on swing rhythms.

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

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