swinging

[ swing-ing ]

adjective

, superlative swing·ing·est.

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.

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

/ ˈswɪŋɪŋ /

adjective

1. moving rhythmically to and fro
2. slang.
   modern and lively

noun

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

Derived Forms

• ˈswingingly, adverb

Other Words From

• swinging·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of swinging¹

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

Example Sentences

Yet through it all he kept swinging, slugging seven home runs with a 1.017 OPS in the first 32 games.

From Los Angeles Times

Kids organized when they saw strange fruit, people swinging from trees for daring to say, "I want to read. I want a good education. I want to vote."

From Salon

But, she said, conservatives want to “stop the pendulum from swinging back.”

From Los Angeles Times

The ride consists of six swinging arms that soar six stories high and rotate 360 degrees, offering riders the sensation of spinning in three directions at once.

From Los Angeles Times

Motie, who played with more class than his batting position suggests, came out swinging - striking his first two balls for six and continuing to take 31 from his first nine balls.

From BBC

Related Words

• fluctuating