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swinging by

swinging by is the present participle and gerund of swing by.

Meaning of swing by

Verb

swing by (third-person singular simple present swings by, present participle swinging by, simple past and past participle swung by)

  1. (ambitransitive, idiomatic, informal) To pay a brief, informal visit.
    • I'll swing by later if I can clock off early.
    Synonyms:
    swing over

Questions about swinging by

What is swinging by the present participle and gerund of?
Swinging by is the present participle and gerund of swing by.

Words near swinging by in the dictionary

  1. swinging boom
  2. swinging booms
  3. swinging both ways
  4. swinging bunt
  5. swinging bunts
  6. swinging by
  7. swinging dick
  8. swinging dicks
  9. swinging door
  10. swinging doors
  11. swinging for

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