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counterswing

counterswing noun: a swing in the opposite direction.

Noun

counterswing (plural counterswings)

  1. A swing in the opposite direction.

Verb

counterswing (third-person singular simple present counterswings, present participle counterswinging, simple past and past participle counterswung)

  1. To swing in the opposite direction.

Forms of counterswing

Noun
pluralcounterswings
Verb
third-person singular presentcounterswings
present participlecounterswinging
past participlecounterswung
pastcounterswung

Origin of counterswing

From counter- + swing.

Questions about counterswing

What does counterswing mean?
Counterswing means a swing in the opposite direction.
What part of speech is counterswing?
Counterswing can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of counterswing?
The plural of counterswing is counterswings.

Words near counterswing in the dictionary

  1. countersway
  2. countersways
  3. counterswear
  4. counterswearing
  5. counterswears
  6. counterswing
  7. counterswinging
  8. counterswings
  9. counterswore
  10. countersworn
  11. counterswung

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