To play notes that are in pairs by making the first of the pair slightly longer than written (augmentation) and the second, resulting in a bouncy, uneven rhythm. If it's not too expensive, I think we can swing it. To make (something) work especially to afford (something) financially. To change (a numerical result) especially to change the outcome of an election. To move (an object) backward and forward to wave. It wasn't long before the crowd's mood swung towards restless irritability. To participate in the swinging lifestyle to participate in wife-swapping. To move backward and forward, especially rotating about or hanging from a fixed point. In a musical theater production, a performer who understudies several roles.Ī basic dance step in which a pair link hands and turn round together in a circle. Sideways movement of the ball as it flies through the air. The amount of change towards or away from something. The genre of music associated with this dance style. Wiktionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition:Ī hanging seat in a children's playground, for acrobats in a circus, or on a porch for relaxing. "There were many swinging couples in the 1960's" Play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythmĮngage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends "The Woodstock generation attempted to swing freely" Live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style "his mood swings" "the market is swinging up and down" "The soccer player began to swing at the referee"Īlternate dramatically between high and low values Hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement "the ornaments dangled from the tree" "The light dropped from the ceiling" "This action swung many votes over to his side" Move or walk in a swinging or swaying mannerĬhange direction with a swinging motion turn Move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting In baseball a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ballĪ square dance figure a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them The act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it Mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forthĬhanging location by moving back and forthĪ style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
"the party went with a swing" "it took time to get into the swing of things" Princeton's WordNet (3.00 / 2 votes) Rate this definition:Ī state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity
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