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swinging

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swing·ing  (swngng) Slang
adj.
1. Spirited; up-to-date.
2. Attracting a lively, trendy crowd: a swinging nightclub.
3.
a. Sexually promiscuous.
b. Practicing exchange of partners, especially spouses, for sex.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.swingingswinging - changing location by moving back and forth
movement, move, motion - the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path"
Adj.1.swingingswinging - characterized by a buoyant rhythm; "an easy lilting stride"; "the flute broke into a light lilting air"; "a swinging pace"; "a graceful swingy walk"; "a tripping singing measure"
rhythmic, rhythmical - recurring with measured regularity; "the rhythmic chiming of church bells"- John Galsworthy; "rhythmical prose"
Translations
French swinging [ˈswɪŋɪŋ] adjrythmé(e); entraînant(e) (fig); dans le vent;
swinging door (US) → porte battante

German swinging [ˈswɪŋɪŋ] swing adj (music) → schwungvoll;
(movement) → schaukelnd

Italian swinging [ˈswɪŋɪŋ] adj [step] → cadenzato/a, ritmico/a; [rhythm, music] → trascinante;
swinging door (US) → porta battente

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The cudgel was swinging in the arc which ended upon my upturned face when a bolt of myriad-legged horror hurled itself through the doorway full upon the breast of my executioner.
The next day, when it came out of its hole for food, he took up his axe, but by swinging too hastily, missed its head and cut off only the end of its tail.
Moving on, I at last came to a dim sort of light not far from the docks, and heard a forlorn creaking in the air; and looking up, saw a swinging sign over the door with a white painting upon it, faintly representing a tall straight jet of misty spray, and these words underneath -- The Spouter-Inn: --Peter Coffin.
 
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