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swinging
擺動
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Swing
v. i.
[
imp. &
p
. p.
Swung
Archaic imp.
Swang
p.
pr
. &
vb
. n.
Swinging
.]
1.
To
move
to
and
fro
,
as
a
body
suspended
in
the
air
;
to
wave
;
to
vibrate
;
to
oscillate
.
I
tried
if
a
pendulum
would
swing
faster
,
or
continue
swinging
longer
,
in
case
of
exsuction
of
the
air
.
--
Boyle
.
2.
To
sway
or
move
from
one
side
or
direction
to
another
;
as
,
the
door
swung
open
.
3.
To
use
a
swing
;
as
,
a
boy
swings
for
exercise
or
pleasure
.
See
Swing
,
n.
, 3.
4.
Naut.
To
turn
round
by
action
of
wind
or
tide
when
at
anchor
;
as
,
a
ship
swings
with
the
tide
.
5.
To
be
hanged
. [
Colloq
.]
To swing round the circle
,
to
make
a
complete
circuit
. [
Colloq
.]
He
had
swung round the circle
of
theories
and
systems
in
which
his
age
abounded
,
without
finding
relief
.
--
A
.
V
.
G
.
Allen
.
From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
swinging
adj
:
characterized
by
a
buoyant
rhythm
; "
an
easy
lilting
stride
";
"
the
flute
broke
into
a
light
lilting
air
"; "
a
swinging
pace
"; "
a
graceful
swingy
walk
"; "
a
tripping
singing
measure
" [
syn
:
lilting
,
swingy
,
tripping
]
n
:
changing
location
by
moving
back
and
forth
[
syn
:
swing
,
vacillation
]
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