swing
- noun
- /swɪŋ/
- Children are playing on swings and seesaws in a small public park.
- a porch swing
- a swing set
- a tire swing
This these kids are like on a rope swing and just hit your car.
- This these kids are like on a rope swing and just hit your car.
- We're doing a we're a rope swing at the river.
- That tire could be part of an airplane or a swing in a garden.
- So I wondered, what can I do with a very simple millennial old playground swing and AVR headset?
Examples
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I want to go on the swings.
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Annie flops down on a child's swing set in the park.
Fiction book (1993) -
OK, Watch this girl on a swing closely.
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Wish I had a swing like that in my backyard.
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Ours is the house with the swing set in the front yard.
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Her favorite thing was to play on the swings.
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Now she walked out on the porch, dried off the swing with a towel, and sat down.
Fiction book (1992) -
A dream playground, crowded with laughing children playing on swings, slides, and a jungle gym.
Fiction book (1991) -
Abbie's in overalls, standing near a swing set, and I'm in a tuxedo, watching her.
Fiction book (1991) -
The children took turns sitting on the swing in the park, laughing as they soared through the air.
Idioms
- Informal
To start doing your normal work and activities after a break
Compounds
A person who sometimes votes for different political parties and can decide the result of an election
How Comfortable
Surface Forms
Etymology
Swing for the seat that hangs from ropes or chains comes from the verb swing because the seat moves back and forth when it hangs. A child's swing is simply the seat that swings, which makes the name easy to remember.