swinging
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The descriptor works for the artist’s latest album, “After Hours,” a collection of originals and standards that sees the 62-year-old Marx channel his inner, swinging Frank Sinatra.
From Los Angeles Times
My own hands, which seconds ago were balled up and ready to start swinging, dropped to my sides like a couple of overripe apples from a tree.
From Literature
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Pakistan came out swinging in reply, racing to 50 in just 19 balls with captain Salman Agha hammering 45 off 12 balls, including five fours and three sixes.
From Barron's
When one ball is released, its momentum passes straight through the row and sends the ball at the far end swinging outward, while the others barely move.
From Science Daily
Also, choppy markets that are swinging wildly may bring the illusion of sector rotations, but those often don’t result in meaningful trends.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.