swinging

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   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[…]
2. 2

   An activity where couples engage in sexual activity with different partners, often in a…

   An activity where couples engage in sexual activity with different partners, often in a group setting.

   • Then one night in bed, Simon gently suggested swinging. I was resistant to it, but I thought Simon might leave me if I said no. I agreed to it for him, for our relationship.
3. 3

   present participle and gerund of swing

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   1. 4

      That swings

   2. 5

      Fine, good, successful.

      • The party was swinging.
   3. 6

      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.
   4. 7

      Alternative form of swingeing.

      • “It is an eating fever then,” says the landlady; “for he hath devoured two swinging buttered toasts this morning for breakfast.”

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