The banquet was in full swing.
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Swing
/ˈswɪŋ/
Synonyms for "swing" (751 found)
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accentaccentuationaccomplishacid rockactactingactionactivismactivityair spacealexandrinealternateambleamphibrachamphimacerample scopeanacrusisanapestanimatedantispast
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Strong matches (225)
dissipatedivertdochmiacdoingdrabbledragdraggledramatico-musicaldrapedraperydriftdroopdrubdrubbingdrummingebb and flowelbowroomelegiacelegiac coupletelegiac pentameter
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emphasisemploymentengineerepitriteexecuteexerciseextremeface valuefallfalterfeintfeminine caesuraferris wheelfetch aboutfieldfixed priceflail atflail away atflapflappingflash priceflauntflickerfloatflopflounceflounderflourishflourishingflowfluctuatefluctuatingfluctuationflurryflutterfluxflyflying horsesfolk rockfootfootslogfornicatefree coursefree handfree playfree scopefull scopefull swingfunctionfunctioningfusilladegaitgallopget alongget byget onglacial movementgogo aboutgo aroundgo ongo roundgo through phasesgoinggroovegrovelgyrategyrehack ithalthandlehanghang downhard rockhassockhave a tendencyhaymakerheadheadroomheaveheelheptameterheptapodyheroic couplethexameterhexapodyhighhippety-hophithit athitchhitch and hikehobblehobbyhorsehome thrusthookhophot jazziambiambiciambic pentameterictusin full swinginclineinstrumentalionicissue parissue pricejabjazzjazzyjigglejinglejivejogjoltjumpkick the airknackknocklaborlash out atlatitudeleadleanleewaylet drive atlet fly atlibratelibrationlickliltlimitslimplinelivelylock steplong melfordlong ropelook toloplowlumberlungelunge atlurchmain currentmainstreammainstream jazzmake heavy weathermake itmake outmake the grademanagemanage somehowmaneuvermaneuvering spacemanipulatemarginmarket pricemarket valuemasculine caesurameasuremerry-go-roundmetermetrical accentmetrical footmetrical groupmetrical unitmetricsmetronmetronomemincemincing stepsmolossusmoramotionmovementmovementsmovingmuddle throughmusical suitenegotiateno holds barred
Verb(6 words)
Noun(13 words)
Adjective(2 words)
fluctuating outputlabile affect
Related words (375)
nodnominal valuenumbernumbersnutateoccupationoffering priceon the hopon the moveone-twoopen spaceopening priceoperationoperationsorchestraloscillateoscillatingoscillationoscillatorpace
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Noun(46 words)
Verb(15 words)
oscillatedoscillatespendedreciprocatingseesawedslewedswaysway opinionsswayedsweepswing outswing overvacillateswaggedwindmilled
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More general
53 entriesact uponactionactivenessactivityaimblowchangecontra dansecontradancecontredansecountry dancingcountry-dancedirectdisplacefornicate
Showing 16 of 53 words.
More specific
17 entriesarm swingback-and-forth motionbat swingbrief stopjazz rhythmlateral swingopinion shiftoutdoor seatpendulum swingpublic realignmentpunch swingshort visitswing chairswing seatswing temposyncopation
Showing 16 of 17 words.
Collocations
10 entriespendulum swingplayground swingswing arcswing bandswing byswing doorswing musicswing setswing stateswing vote
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
2 entriesTranslations
17 translations across 10 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- амплитуда noun (amount of change towards or away from)
- отклонение noun (amount of change towards or away from)
- суинг noun (dance style)
Czech
1 entries- swing noun (dance style)
Dutch
1 entries- swing noun (dance style)
Esperanto
1 entries- svingo noun (dance style)
Finnish
3 entries- heilahdus noun (amount of change towards or away from)
- swing noun (dance style)
- lyödä kierre verb (cricket: to make the ball move sideways in its trajectory)
French
2 entries- swing noun (dance style)
- variation noun (amount of change towards or away from)
Macedonian
2 entries- за́мав noun (amount of change towards or away from)
- свинг noun (dance style)
Portuguese
1 entries- swing noun (dance style)
Russian
2 entries- разма́х noun (amount of change towards or away from)
- свинг noun (dance style)
Zazaki
1 entries- hêlnayış noun (dance style)
Sample sentences
40 total sentences available.
The swing is moving up and down.
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"I am too old to swing on branches," said the boy.
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My wife had a hard time getting into the swing of our new life in America.
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