: being lively, exciting, and fashionable
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This music is really swinging.
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The hole at 2-5 brought out the swinging forehand volley winner and an untouchable crosscourt backhand to get him within a point.
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Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2023
If the driver is apt to be distracted by a swinging object hanging from the rearview mirror, consider vent clips or a spray.
—Nikolas Greenwald, Good Housekeeping, 18 Jan. 2023
That motif informs the two hours that follow, as Elvis (Austin Butler) rises to fame and riches by enthralling white audiences with his swinging hips and the raw sexuality of the new art form of rock ’n’ roll.
—Katie Reul, Variety, 10 Jan. 2023
And with that, with Grohl on drums and Kurstin on keys, Apatow sang-talked the swinging psychedelic soft rock classic on a stage decked with multiple menorahs, some stray tinsel and a killer horn section.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 19 Dec. 2022
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Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2023
If the driver is apt to be distracted by a swinging object hanging from the rearview mirror, consider vent clips or a spray.
—Nikolas Greenwald, Good Housekeeping, 18 Jan. 2023
That motif informs the two hours that follow, as Elvis (Austin Butler) rises to fame and riches by enthralling white audiences with his swinging hips and the raw sexuality of the new art form of rock ’n’ roll.
—Katie Reul, Variety, 10 Jan. 2023
And with that, with Grohl on drums and Kurstin on keys, Apatow sang-talked the swinging psychedelic soft rock classic on a stage decked with multiple menorahs, some stray tinsel and a killer horn section.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 19 Dec. 2022
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“Swinging.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swinging. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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