Swungen example sentences
swing
verb
swung (past tense) · swung (past participle)
- move or cause to move back and forth or from side to side while suspended or on an axis:
- be executed by hanging:
- turn (a ship or aircraft) to all compass points in succession, in order to test compass error.
- move by grasping a support from below and leaping:
- move quickly around to the opposite direction:
- move with a rhythmic swaying gait:
- move or cause to move in a smooth, curving line:
- bring down (something held) with a curving movement, typically in order to hit an object:
- attempt to hit or punch, typically with a wide curving movement of the arm:
- throw (a punch) with a swinging movement:
- shift or cause to shift from one opinion, mood, or state of affairs to another:
- have a decisive influence on (something, especially a vote or election):
- succeed in bringing about:
- play music with an easy flowing but vigorous rhythm:
- (of music) be played with an easy flowing but vigorous rhythm.
- (of an event, place, or way of life) be lively, exciting, or fashionable.
- engage in group sex or swap sexual partners within a group, especially on a habitual basis.