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swing noun

  /ˈswɪŋ/
  • A line, cord, or other thing suspended and hanging loose, upon which anything may swing.
  • A hanging seat that can swing back and forth, in a children's playground, for acrobats in a circus, or on a porch for relaxing.
 schommel
  • An energetic and acrobatic late-1930s partner-based dance style, also known as jitterbug and lindy-hop.
  • (music) The genre of music associated with this dance style.
 swing
  • (boxing) A type of hook with the arm more extended.
 uithaal, zwaai

swing verb

  /ˈswɪŋ/
  • (intransitive) To rotate about an off-centre fixed point.
 zwaaien, zwenken, zwieren
  • (intransitive) To participate in the swinging lifestyle; to participate in wife-swapping.
 aan partnerruil doen, swingen
  • (intransitive) To ride on a swing.
  • (intransitive) To hang from the gallows; to be punished by hanging, swing for something or someone; (often hyperbolic) to be severely punished.
  • (intransitive) To fluctuate or change.
 schommelen
  • (intransitive) To dance.
  • (transitive) To make (something) work; especially to afford (something) financially.
 swingen

swinging

bungelend
swinging arm
zwaaiarm
swinging area
zwaaiplaats
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