Sekirov Dictionary

swinging

/ˈswɪŋɪŋ/

adjective 3
noun 2
forms 5
phrases 1

adjective3

That swings
•
(informal) Sexually promiscuous.
- Hey, everyone fantasizes about what kind of swinging stud or studette they could be if they were only free from the shackles of domesticity. — 2003
•
(informal) Fine, good, successful.
- The party was swinging.

noun2

•
The act or motion of that which swings.
- Mr. Henderson's chief trouble seems to be that he cannot forget his old shiftiness of views and his pendulum-like swingings between Liberalism and Independent Labourism[…] — 1973
•
(informal) An activity where couples engage in sexual activity with different partners, often in a group setting.
- Our swinging friends were in all sorts of professions – teachers, doctors, bankers, at-home mums. […] We left swinging for a few years, being busy with our children and work. — 2017

forms

swingings · more swinging · swinginger · most swinging · swingingest

Phrases with swinging

come out swinging
To initiate an encounter or interaction by behaving in an unrestrainedly aggressive, confrontational, or accusatory manner.

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