swinging

American  

[swing-ing] / ˈswɪŋ ɪŋ /

adjective

SUPERLATIVE

swingingest

1. characterized by or capable of swinging, being swung, or causing to swing.

2. intended for swinging upon, by, from, or in.

   the swinging devices in a playground.

3. Slang.  excellent; first-rate.

4. Slang.  lively, active, and modern; hip.

5. Slang.

   1. free and uninhibited sexually.

      a swinging bachelor.

   2. exchanging spouses for sex.

      swinging married couples.

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noun

1. the activity or act of a person who swings.

2. Slang.

   1. the act or practice of being free and uninhibited sexually.

   2. the exchanging of spouses for sex.

swinging British  

/ ˈswɪŋɪŋ /

adjective

1. moving rhythmically to and fro

2. slang  modern and lively

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noun

1. slang  the practice of swapping sexual partners in a group, esp habitually

Other Word Forms

• swingingly adverb

Etymology

Origin of swinging

First recorded in 1550–60; swing ¹ + -ing ²

Example Sentences

Reflecting that uncertainty, odds of a quarter-point cut have been swinging wildly.

From Barron's

The next year could see markets “swinging sharply between boom-and-bust narratives,” related the AI themes.

From MarketWatch

The next year could see markets “swinging sharply between boom-and-bust narratives,” related the AI themes.

From MarketWatch

They fell silent as an Israeli armored vehicle rumbled past, its antenna swinging above the berm blocking the street.

From Los Angeles Times

“We wanted this so much after losing to them last time and we came out swinging tonight.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• fluctuating