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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)
swing
/ˈswɪŋ/
verb1 of 2
to move smoothly backwards and forwards or from side to side while hanging from something
- “The tree's branches were strong enough to hold a swing.”Tatoeba
- “They like to play on the swings in the park.”Tatoeba
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noun2 of 2
The manner in which something is swung.
Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)