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swinging

[swing-ing] / ˈswɪŋ ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
moving backward and forward
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A strong replacement front row was key to England swinging the match their way in a 25-7 win last year, the teams' most recent meeting.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

The Telluride comes out swinging, styling-wise, with a large and lovely silhouette that could be easily mistaken for a Range Rover.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

Behind guarded gates resembling an Indian maharajah's palace are hundreds of elephants and big cats, giraffes grazing in a mock savannah, and chimpanzees and orangutans swinging from ropes.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

If a solid stock drops simply because the broader sector is swinging lower, panic selling can result in unnecessary losses.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

“Come on,” he said, swinging one leg over the edge of his car.

From "Trouble at the Arcade (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #1)" by Franklin W. Dixon

There are stationary swingings, as well as swingings of the kind to which I just alluded.

From Dr. Scudder's Tales for Little Readers, About the Heathen. by Dr. John Scudder

But all oscillations are equalized by swingings to the other side.

From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 02 Little Journeys To the Homes of Famous Women by Elbert Hubbard

He peeped in, and between the swingings caught glimpses of little blue and yellow flowers arranged in tight bunches in hanging vases.

From The Little House in the Fairy Wood by Ethel Cook Eliot

But she began to swing heavily, with deep, slow swingings.

From Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan Second Series by Lafcadio Hearn

In a considerable shock the successive diminishing swingings amount to dozens before they become so slight as to elude perception.

From Outlines of the Earth's History A Popular Study in Physiography by Nathaniel Southgate Shaler

Eventually, everybody hails her as the swingingest, dingdongest member of the jet set along with Bobbsie-Ann Boggsen and Minni Ogden Foote.

From Time Magazine Archive

Basie collected a new full-size outfit 16 months ago, bounced back with a reputation as the swingingest band in the land.

From Time Magazine Archive

Occasionally, a happy song acquires a little reverse teen feel: My name is Oliver Cool I'm the most swingingest boy in school, but the most trustworthy bets are exploration of the lower reaches of emotions.

From Time Magazine Archive

These days one of the swingingest places in the Mauritanian capital of Nouakchott is the Chinese cultural mission, which features French movies instead of propaganda films.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then, after four years' touring with a small combo, Basie collected a new 16-piece ensemble in 1952, and within a year it was fully established as the swingingest band in the land.

From Time Magazine Archive


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