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swingings

swingings is the plural 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 swingings

What is swingings the plural of?
Swingings is the plural of swinging.

Words near swingings in the dictionary

  1. swinging-door chads
  2. swinginger
  3. swingingest
  4. swingingly
  5. swingingness
  6. swingings
  7. Swingism
  8. swingle
  9. swingle tree
  10. swingle trees
  11. swingle-tree

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