swingen — meaning in English

English meaning

• jive noun A lively swing dance, or the jazz/swing music it's danced to.
• swing verb To move back and forth or in a circular path while hanging from a fixed point.

Senses

swingen is used for these senses in English:

• jive (intransitive, colloquial) To dance, originally to jive or swing music; later, to jazz, rock and roll, rhythm and blues, disco, etc.
• swing (intransitive) To dance.
• swing (intransitive, sex) To participate in the swinging lifestyle; to participate in wifeswapping.

jive — full definition

1. noun A lively swing dance, or the jazz/swing music it's danced to.
2. noun Nonsense or empty, misleading talk.
3. verb To deceive or talk misleadingly.
4. verb To fit or agree with something.

swing — full definition

1. verb To move back and forth or in a circular path while hanging from a fixed point.
2. verb To change or fluctuate, especially between extremes.
3. noun A seat suspended by ropes or chains that a person sits on and moves back and forth.
4. noun A change in the level of support, votes, or results.

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