ADJ.
kind, left, male, resistant, suggested
VERB + SWINGING
avoid, batter, devoured, hunting-crop, like, party, seems, started
SWINGING + NOUN
-, britain, censers, flowerbells, forth, hammock, incense, knife
PREP.
amidst, around, in, on, out, with, with
ADV.
gently
noun
The act or motion of that which swings.
Mr. Henderson's chief trouble seems to be that he cannot forget his old shiftiness of views and his pendulum-like swingings between Liberalism and Independent Labourism[…]
An activity where couples engage in sexual activity with different partners, often in a group setting.
Then one night in bed, Simon gently suggested swinging. I was resistant to it, but I thought Simon might leave me if I said no. I agreed to it for him, for our relationship.
adj
Fine, good, successful.
1964, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure Didn't do anything great except saw "The Beatles" on The Ed Sullivan Show and Kathy practically had a bird. They are sorta cute but I think Ringo is swingin, George is cute, Paul is a good singer and John is icky. Too!
The party was swinging.
Sexually promiscuous.
Hey, everyone fantasizes about what kind of swinging stud or studette they could be if they were only free from the shackles of domesticity.
adj
Alternative form of swingeing.
“It is an eating fever then,” says the landlady; “for he hath devoured two swinging buttered toasts this morning for breakfast.”
To initiate an encounter or interaction by behaving in an unrestrainedly aggressive, confrontational, or accusatory manner.
New York baseball commissioner Bowie Kuhn, rolling up his sleeves and coming out swinging for the first time Monday, bluntly told Pete Rozelle to quit "kidding the people" about fo
Mr. Henderson's chief trouble seems to be that he cannot forget his old shiftiness of views and his pendulum-like swingings between Liberalism and Independent Labourism[…]
WiktionaryThen one night in bed, Simon gently suggested swinging. I was resistant to it, but I thought Simon might leave me if I said no. I agreed to it for him, for our relationship.
Wiktionary1964, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure Didn't do anything great except saw "The Beatles" on The Ed Sullivan Show and Kathy p
WiktionaryThe party was swinging.
WiktionaryHey, everyone fantasizes about what kind of swinging stud or studette they could be if they were only free from the shackles of domesticity.
Wiktionary“It is an eating fever then,” says the landlady; “for he hath devoured two swinging buttered toasts this morning for breakfast.”
Wiktionaryi Register
In some senses, swinging is marked as informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.