Swing Definition
- vibration
- stroke
- rhythm
- undulation
- beat
- lilt
- oscillation
- sway
- without restraint
- without reserve
- animated
- vigorous
- lively
- fluctuation
- motion
- At the highest level of activity or operation.
- in complete and active operation
- going on without reserve or restraint
Other Word Forms of Swing
Noun
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Swing
Origin of Swing
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From Middle English swingen, from Old English swingan, from Proto-Germanic *swinganą (cf. Low German swingen, German schwingen 'to brandish', Swedish svinga), from Proto-Indo-European *su̯eng- (cf. Scottish Gaelic seang 'thin').
From Wiktionary
Middle English swingen to beat, brandish from Old English swingan to flog, strike, swing
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From the above verb.
From Wiktionary
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