The lamp was swinging back and forth.
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Swinging
//ˈswɪŋɪŋ//
Synonyms for "swinging" (149 found)
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17 translations across 13 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 交換配偶 /交换配偶 noun (sexual practice)
Czech
1 entries- grupensex noun (sexual practice)
Finnish
1 entries- parinvaihto noun (sexual practice)
French
1 entries- échangisme noun (sexual practice)
German
1 entries- Swingen noun (sexual practice)
Hungarian
3 entries- párcsere noun (sexual practice)
- svédszex noun (sexual practice)
- swing noun (sexual practice)
Italian
1 entries- scambismo noun (sexual practice)
Japanese
2 entries- スインギング noun (sexual practice)
- スワッピング noun (sexual practice)
Portuguese
1 entries- swing noun (sexual practice)
Russian
2 entries- группово́й секс noun (sexual practice)
- свинг noun (sexual practice)
Spanish
1 entries- intercambio de pareja noun (sexual practice)
Thai
1 entries- สวิงกิ้ง noun (sexual practice)
Turkish
1 entries- eş değiştirme noun (sexual practice)
Sample sentences
16 total sentences available.
France seems to be swinging left - Britain to the right.
Source: tatoeba (34177)
The batter struck out swinging.
Source: tatoeba (35151)
He got a good grip on the bat before swinging.
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