swinging

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The act or motion of that which swings.
2. (countable, uncountable) An activity where couples engage in sexual activity with different partners, often in a group setting.

Verb

present participle and gerund of swing

Adj

1. (informal) Fine, good, successful.
2. Sexually promiscuous.

Adj

Alternative form of swingeing.

swing

• Verb
• Noun

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Synonyms

rocking

swaying

shaking

🫨

swing

oscillating

waving

oscillation

dangling

rolling

wobbling

vacillation

vibration

tripping

lilting

swingy

quaking

rock

🪨

roll

rotary

shake

🫨

shimmy

sweeping

titubation

tremble

undulation

vacillating

waggle

waver

wavering

wide

wiggle

wobble

partner swapping

pendulate

pendulum motion

slow swaying

oscillating movement

jigging motion

swing motion

active

nodding action

animate

billowing

dance

💃

fashionable

flicker

fluctuation

handling

heaving

lively

Translations

balanceo

intercambio de pareja

échangisme

scambismo

swing

çekici

oscillante

balancement

Schwankung

oscillation

schaukelnd

oscillazione

oscilación

ταλάντωση

ταλάντευση

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈswɪŋɪŋ/

Etymology

The sexual practice is so called after the custom in swing dancing of changing partners after each dance, unlike traditional ballroom dance styles where one has a single partner.