adj

swinging

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adj

Moving back and forth in a rhythmic way.

"The swinging chandelier cast moving shadows on the wall."

Lively, fashionable, and fun (informal, especially of a place or era).

"They reminisced about the swinging nightlife of the sixties."

noun

The practice of couples having casual sex with other people, often as a group activity.

"Swinging became more openly discussed in the media by the 1970s."

How to Use Swinging

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishMoving rhythmically back and forth; informally, lively and fun; or the practice of consensual non-monogamous group sex.

more swinging comparative, swinginger comparative, swingings plural, most swinging superlative, swingingest superlative

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The _____ chandelier cast moving shadows on the wall.

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