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swinging, vacillation, baseball swing, cut, golf stroke, golf shot, lilt, swing music, jive, sweep, swing out, sway, get around, swing over, dangle, drop Definition: changing location by moving back and forth;a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them;in baseball; a batter''s attempt to hit a pitched ball; "he took a vicious cut at the ball";the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it;a sweeping blow or stroke; "he took a wild swing at my head";mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth;a jaunty rhythm in music;a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz;a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity; "the party went with a swing"; "it took time to get into the swing of things";alternate dramatically between high and low values; "his mood swings"; "the market is swinging up and down";hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement; "The soccer player began to swing at the referee";engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one''s friends; "There were many swinging couples in the 1960''s";make a big sweeping gesture or movement;play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm;move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner; "He swung back";change direction with a swinging motion; turn; "swing back"; "swing forward";move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting; "He swung his left fist"; "swing a bat";be a social swinger; socialize a lot;influence decisively; "This action swung many votes over to his side";live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style; "The Woodstock generation attempted to swing freely";hang freely; "the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The light dropped from the ceiling";have a certain musical rhythm; "The music has to swing";
Hyponyms: downswing, slice, fade, slicing, hook, draw, hooking, drive, driving, explosion, putt, putting, approach, approach shot, sclaff, shank, teeoff, trapeze, fluctuate, vacillate, waver, weave, lash, oscillate, vibrate, brachiate, wind up, droop, loll Part Meronyms: square dance, square dancing, playground Derivational Morphology:
fluctuate, vacillate, waver, dangle, drop, sway, sweep, swing out, lilt, jive, swinger, tramp, rock, careen, tilt, swinging, vacillation, golf stroke, golf shot, swing music Anagrams:
wings
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