swinging
/ˈswɪŋɪŋ/
swinging noun: the act or motion of that which swings. Also the present participle and gerund of swing.
Noun
swinging (countable and uncountable, plural swingings)
- 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
- 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...
- 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.2025 June 22, Olivia Ladanyi, “This is how we do it: ‘I discovered my bisexuality when my husband and I started swinging’”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 02 Jul 2025
Adjective
swinging (comparative more swinging or swinginger, superlative most swinging or swingingest)
- That swings
- Fine, good, successful.
- 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!1964, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure
- The party was swinging.
- 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.2003 February 23, Bob Goldman, “Welcome To Splitsville”, in Florida Today
Also used as
swinging is also the present participle and gerund of swing.
swinging is also the alternative form of swingeing.
swinging meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
swinging in Hindi
- झूलते हुए, झूलती हुई
swinging in Tamil
- ஊசலாடுதல், ஊசலாடுவது
swinging in Marathi
- स्विंगिंग
swinging in Urdu
- جھولتے ہوئے
More languagesFewer languages
- swinging in Bengali
- দুলছে
- swinging in Telugu
- ఊగిసలాడుతోంది, ఊగుతోంది, ఊగిసలాడటం
- swinging in Kannada
- ತೂಗಾಡುವುದು
- swinging in Gujarati
- સ્વિંગિંગ, ઝૂલતી, ઝૂલતા
- swinging in Odia
- ଝୁଲୁଛି, ଝୁଲି ଉଠୁଛି
- swinging in Nepali
- स्विंगिङ
- swinging in Thai
- สวิงกิ้ง sà-wing-gîng
Examples of swinging in a sentence
- As soon as the fight started, the guards came in swinging their sticks.
- The swinging bridge is constructed of 40 logs and 30 ropes.
- Elvis was swinging his pelvis around and the ladies were swooning.
Forms of swinging
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | swingings |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more swinging |
| comparative | swinginger |
| superlative | most swinging |
| superlative | swingingest |
Origin of swinging
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.
Words formed from swinging
Phrases with swinging
- swinging by
- swinging for
- swinging off
- swinging out
- swinging away
- swinging back
- swinging over
- swinging booms
- swinging bunts
- swinging dicks
- swinging doors
- swinging posts
23 more phrasesFewer phrases
- go out swinging
- swinging sixties
- swinging through
- came out swinging
- come out swinging
- goes out swinging
- gone out swinging
- swinging that way
- swinging the lead
- went out swinging
- comes out swinging
- goes down swinging
- going out swinging
- gone down swinging
- swinging at anchor
- swinging both ways
- went down swinging
- coming out swinging
- going down swinging
- swinging into action
- swinging for the fences
- swinging round the circle
- swinging one's dick around
Words that rhyme with swinging
- ringing
- singing
- springing
- minging
- pinging
- stinging
- stringing
- besinging
- bringing
- flinging
- outflinging
- whinging
1 more rhymesFewer rhymes
Questions about swinging
- What does swinging mean?
- Swinging means the act or motion of that which swings.
- What is swinging in Hindi?
- Swinging in Hindi is झूलते हुए, झूलती हुई. See Swinging meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is swinging?
- Swinging can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce swinging?
- Swinging is pronounced /ˈswɪŋɪŋ/.
- What is the plural of swinging?
- The plural of swinging is swingings.
Words near swinging in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: swinging (page history and authors); swinging (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); swinging (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); swinging (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); swinging (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); swinging (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); swinging (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); swinging (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); swinging (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); swinging (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); swinging (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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