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mood swing

mood swing noun: a rapid and extreme changing in mood, from excessively happy to desperately miserable.

Noun

mood swing (plural mood swings)

  1. A rapid and extreme changing in mood, from excessively happy to desperately miserable.
    • The worst thing about my wife's pregnancy was her awful mood swings.

Forms of mood swing

pluralmood swings

Questions about mood swing

What does mood swing mean?
Mood swing means a rapid and extreme changing in mood, from excessively happy to desperately miserable.
What part of speech is mood swing?
Mood swing is a noun.
What is the plural of mood swing?
The plural of mood swing is mood swings.

Words near mood swing in the dictionary

  1. mood rings
  2. mood stabiliser
  3. mood stabilisers
  4. mood stabilizer
  5. mood stabilizers
  6. mood swing
  7. mood swings
  8. mood-board
  9. mood-boarded
  10. mood-boarding
  11. mood-boards

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