1. Characterized by a buoyant rhythm
   "a swinging pace";
   - lilting, swingy, tripping
    
2. Lively, fashionable
   "They attended a swinging party in the trendy part of town"
    
3. Sexually free and promiscuous
   "The couple embraced the swinging lifestyle of the 1970s"

1. Changing location by moving back and forth
   "The pendulum's steady swinging marked the passage of time";
   - swing, vacillation

1. Move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner
   "He swung back";
   - sway
    
2. Move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
   "He swung his left fist"; "swing a bat"
    
3. Change direction with a swinging motion; turn
   "swing back"; "swing forward"
    
4. Make a big sweeping gesture or movement
   "The dancer swung out her arms gracefully";
   - sweep, swing out
    
5. Hang loosely
   "the ornaments swung from the tree";
   - dangle, drop
    
6. Hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement
   "The soccer player began to swing at the referee"
    
7. Alternate dramatically between high and low values
   "his mood swings"; "the market is swinging up and down"
    
8. Have a certain musical rhythm
   "The music has to swing"
    
9. (music) play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm
   "The jazz band swung effortlessly through the classic tune"
    
10. Live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style
    "The Woodstock generation attempted to swing freely"
     
11. Be a social swinger; socialize a lot
    "In his youth, he swung with the jazz crowd in New Orleans";
    - get around, get round
     
12. Influence decisively
    "This action swung many votes over to his side";
    - swing over
     
13. [vulgar] Engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends
    "There were many swinging couples in the 1960's"

Derived forms: swingings

See also: full of life, lively, rhythmic, rhythmical, vital

Type of: act upon, aim, change, direct, displace, go, handle, hang, influence, live, locomote, manage, motion, move, move back and forth, movement, play, socialise [Brit], socialize, sound, take, take aim, train, travel, wield, work

Encyclopedia: Swinging