Synonym: dangle, fluctuate, hang, lurch, reel, rock, roll, sway. Similar words: in full swing, wing, swimming, owing to, drawing, following, switch, win. Meaning: [swɪŋ] n. 1. a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity 2. mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth 3. a sweeping blow or stroke 4. changing location by moving back and forth 5. a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz 6. a jaunty rhythm in music 7. the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it 8. in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball 9. a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them. v. 1. move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting 2. move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner 3. change direction with a swinging motion; turn 4. influence decisively 5. make a big sweeping gesture or movement 6. hang freely 7. hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement 8. alternate dramatically between high and low values 9. live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style 10. have a certain musical rhythm 11. be a social swinger; socialize a lot 12. play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm 13. engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends.
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241. They could, perhaps, take comfort from the poster on the hotel's swing doors announcing the following Saturday's cabaret.
242. There was a swing of almost 8 % against the conservative parties.
243. Her training regimen, which is now in full swing for Boston, involves a daily run of 5 to 8 miles.
244. These are the sure signs that green corn tamale season is in full swing.
245. Make sure that you correct the drift before touch down and then be prepared to prevent the swing into wind.
246. The only way to truly know a person is to argue with them. For when the argue in full swing, they reveal their true character. Anne Frank
247. Since 1946, the average swing per election cycle has been 24 seats.
248. And the swing from Tory to Liberal Democrat was highest where turnout was highest.
249. I'd allowed the door to swing to behind me and just as it clicked shut, some one knocked.
250. By 10 o'clock the party was in full swing and everyone was dancing.
251. I was on campus when the food riots hit full swing.
252. A vast wardrobe in walnut, a chest of drawers, a tall-boy and a dressing table with a swing mirror.
253. A three percent swing equates to one million electors changing their political allegiance.
254. I swing one of the boys in the air, then give two others a piggy-back ride down the corridor.
255. With one swing of his ax, Paul felled twenty trees.
256. These are the major muscle groups at work when the transfer from backswing to forward swing starts.
257. Your first priority is to identify exactly what it is you are trying to achieve with your golf swing.
258. On the mobile launcher the white room at the end of the swing arm connects with this hatch.
259. He is in the process of changing his swing and said his old method had started to show up a little too much.
260. Clinton hammered away at campaign themes tailor-made to appeal to predominantly white swing voters who might otherwise vote for Republican Bob Dole.
261. The most destructive thing to do is to take complicated swing theory or swing movements on to the golf course.
262. You need a bit of room to swing[sentencedict.com], room to breathe.
263. A fleet of elevators stood neatly in a row inside the swing doors.
264. I gave him some pointers on his stance and swing.
265. There was, however, a swing from bonds and bank lending to equity-related bonds.
266. And reported in newsgroups and acknowledged by Access is a shank resulting after hitting a perfect swing with the mouse control.
267. If there is any kind of swing against the Tories, the prospects for Mr Devlin look bleak.
267. Sentencedict.com is a sentence dictionary, on which you can find nice sentences for a large number of words.
268. We are the peeping toms focusing on her daughter's floodlight naked body, suspended shimmering from a swing.
269. The pipe was just high enough so that I could swing with my arms outstretched and not drag my bottom.
270. In the evening, after the first stiffness wore off and charades were introduced, the party went with a swing.