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swing

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈswɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/swɪŋ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(swing)

Inflections of 'swing' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

swings: v 3rd person singular

swinging: v pres p

swung: v past

swung: v past p

Collocations for "swing"

Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "swing" in context.

swing

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.

swing to the [music, beat]
swing and sway
swing [on the swing set, at the park, in a hammock]
swing in the [wind, breeze]
swinging in the trees
the monkey swung [from branch to branch, through the trees]
swing from [side to side, left to right]
swing back and forth
swing around to the [back, front]
the [door, window] swung open
swung open in the [breeze, wind]
swing the [club, bat]
swung [his arm, a jab, a punch]
swing your partner (round and round)
swing by for [dinner, coffee]
swing by at [10:00 pm]
swing by the [house, school]
swing out to the [store, club]
swing out for [milk, eggs]
swung into action
the pendulum (has) swung (the other way)
the [votes, state, nation] swung to the [left, right, Republicans, Democrats]
sexually explicit: swinging [with friends, at a club]
slang: he swings both ways

a [golf, tennis] swing
your [back, forward, through, side, reverse] swing
a [full, half, partial] swing
the [golfer, boxer, player] took a swing
took a swing at his [coworker, opponent, friend]
practice your swing on the [range, course, court]
the [kids, children] were [playing, swinging, sitting] on the swings
[hang, rock, play] on a swing
get (back) into the swing of things
the [party, event, ceremony] was in full swing
the [band, group] played swing
a [major, minor, huge, significant, surprising] swing in votes
a swing to the [right, left, center]
the [seat, chain] of a swing

n as adj

are playing on the swing set
a swing band
[play, dance to] swing music
a swing vote
(are) swing voters

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'swing' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

lift - practice - visit - arm - dance - tail - room - office - monkey - miss - golf - porch - rope - groove - dynamic - saber - mechanic

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "swing" in the title:

[door] swing back on my foot - English Only forum
{Swing} the baby's hammock - English Only forum
7 seats "of" the swing ride is empty - English Only forum
a debate in full swing - English Only forum
a slicing squash swing - English Only forum
a swing and a miss - English Only forum
a troubling swing towards managing homelessness rather than solving it - English Only forum
Another swing to the pendulum - English Only forum
antonym of " In full swing" - English Only forum
Big swing - English Only forum
break the swing - English Only forum
campaign swing - English Only forum
can swing one way or the other - English Only forum
can't even swing a cat - English Only forum
chair-o-planes or swing ride? - English Only forum
copper swing-arm deal - English Only forum
Dickens' English - wasn't room to swing a cat - English Only forum
dips or swing - English Only forum
Do not swing at me. - English Only forum
Do not swing standing up. - English Only forum
Don't swing at the first pitch - English Only forum
Don't swing in your chair/don't swing your chair - English Only forum
Dont stop the fan, let it swing. - English Only forum
drop by/swing by - English Only forum
Either swing of that pendulum isn't pretty - English Only forum
flame swing or wave - English Only forum
found a 4-point swing - English Only forum
Full swing? - English Only forum
Get on the swing - English Only forum
give her a push or swing or rock her - English Only forum
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