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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

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

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)

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