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swingin'

swingin' is the pronunciation spelling of swinging.

Meaning of swinging

Noun

swinging (countable and uncountable, plural swingings)

  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[…]1973, Socialist Review, volume 8, page 331
  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.2017 October 13, anonymous author, “My life in sex: ‘We have rules for swinging: no one cheating on their wives, no one who supports Trump’”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 17...

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Questions about swingin'

What is swingin' the pronunciation spelling of?
Swingin' is the pronunciation spelling of swinging.

Words near swingin' in the dictionary

  1. swingeth
  2. swingframe
  3. swingframes
  4. swingier
  5. swingiest
  6. swingin'
  7. swinging
  8. swinging at anchor
  9. swinging away
  10. swinging back
  11. swinging boom

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