English dictionary
swing
nounPronunciation
ˈswɪŋ
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- changing location by moving back and forth
noun
- a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them
noun
- in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball
noun
- the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it
noun
- a sweeping blow or stroke
noun
- mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth
noun
- a jaunty rhythm in music
noun
- a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
noun
- a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity
verb
- alternate dramatically between high and low values
verb
- hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement
verb
- engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends
verb
- make a big sweeping gesture or movement
verb
- play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm
verb
- move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner
verb
- change direction with a swinging motion; turn
verb
- move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
verb
- be a social swinger; socialize a lot
verb
- influence decisively
verb
- live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style
verb
- hang loosely
verb
- have a certain musical rhythm
Example sentences
he took a vicious cut at the ball
he took a wild swing at my head
the party went with a swing
it took time to get into the swing of things
his mood swings
the market is swinging up and down
The soccer player began to swing at the referee
There were many swinging couples in the 1960's
He swung back
swing back
swing forward
He swung his left fist
swing a bat
This action swung many votes over to his side
The Woodstock generation attempted to swing freely
the ornaments dangled from the tree
The light dropped from the ceiling
The music has to swing