swinging
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swinging¹
- /ˈswɪŋɪŋ/
Rhymes with -ɪŋɪŋ
Where it comes from
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.
noun swingings
- 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[…]
- An activity where couples engage in sexual activity with different partners, often in a group setting. Our swinging friends were in all sorts of professions – teachers, doctors, bankers, at-home mums. […] We left swinging for a few years, being busy with our children and work.
verb
- present participle and gerund of swing
adjective more swinging · swinginger · most swinging · swingingest
- That swings
- Fine, good, successful. 1964, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure Didn't do anything great except saw "The Beatles" on The Ed Sullivan Show and Kathy practically had a bird. They are sorta cute but I think Ringo is swingin, George is cute, Paul is a g
- 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.
swinging²
adjective more swinging · most swinging
- 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.”
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: swingy, swaying, tripping, moving, lilting, rhythmical, rhythmic, rocking, beat, hit, knock, beating, oscillation, queue, pecker, merry
Translations
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noun sexual practice
| Español | intercambio de pareja |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 스와핑 seuwaping |
| 日本語 | スワッピング suwappingu, スインギング suingingu |
| 中文 | 交換配偶 /交换配偶 jiāohuàn pèi'ǒu, 換偶 /换偶 huànǒu |
| Português | swing |
| Français | échangisme |
| Deutsch | Swingen |
| Italiano | scambismo |
| Русский | свинг sving, группово́й секс gruppovój sɛks |
| العربية | تَبَادُل tabādul |
Talk about this word "swinging." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/swinging. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. swinging. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/swinging "swinging." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/swinging.Cite this
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title = {swinging},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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