swinging

nounverbadjectiveadjectivecommon in dialogue

//ˈswɪŋɪŋ//

The act or motion of that which swings.

noun

1
The act or motion of that which swings.
Mr. Henderson's chief trouble seems to be that he cannot forget his old shiftiness of views and his pendulum-like swingings between Liberalism and Independent Labourism[…]
2
An activity where couples engage in sexual activity with different partners, often in a group setting.
Our swinging friends were in all sorts of professions – teachers, doctors, bankers, at-home mums. […] We left swinging for a few years, being busy with our children and work.
Then one night in bed, Simon gently suggested swinging. I was resistant to it, but I thought Simon might leave me if I said no. I agreed to it for him, for our relationship.

Etymology

The sexual practice is so called after the custom in swing dancing of changing partners after each dance, unlike traditional ballroom dance styles where one has a single partner.

verb

1
Also a form of swingpresent participle and gerund of swing

adjective

1
That swings
2
informalFine, good, successful.
1964, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure Didn't do anything great except saw "The Beatles" on The Ed Sullivan Show and Kathy practically had a bird. They are sorta cute but I think Ringo is swingin, George is cute, Paul is a good singer and John is icky. Too!
The party was swinging.
3
Sexually promiscuous.
Hey, everyone fantasizes about what kind of swinging stud or studette they could be if they were only free from the shackles of domesticity.

adjective

1
Variant of swingeingAlternative form of swingeing.
“It is an eating fever then,” says the landlady; “for he hath devoured two swinging buttered toasts this morning for breakfast.”

Forms

plural: swingings
comparative: more swinging, swinginger
superlative: most swinging, swingingest

Swine · A small village and civil parish in the East Riding of…swing · To rotate about an off-centre fixed point.Swing · A surname.

swinging · The act or motion of that which swings.

swipe · To grab or bat quickly.swiss · To prepare (meat, fabric, etc.) by rolling or pounding in…Swiss · Of, from, or pertaining to Switzerland or the Swiss people.

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