swinging

English Thesaurus

1. changing location by moving back and forth (noun.act)

hypernym	:	motion, move, movement,
definition	:	the act of changing location from one place to another (noun.act)

2. characterized by a buoyant rhythm (adj.all)

similar	:	rhythmic, rhythmical,
definition	:	recurring with measured regularity (adj.all)

3. changing location by moving back and forth (noun.act)

derivation	:	fluctuate, vacillate, waver,
definition	:	move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern (verb.motion)

derivation	:	sway, swing,
definition	:	move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner (verb.motion)

derivation	:	swing,
definition	:	change direction with a swinging motion; turn (verb.motion)

derivation	:	dangle, drop, swing,
definition	:	hang freely (verb.stative)

4. characterized by a buoyant rhythm (adj.all)

derivation	:	lilt, swing,
definition	:	a jaunty rhythm in music (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	jive, swing, swing music,
definition	:	a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz (noun.communication)

5. changing location by moving back and forth (noun.act)

derivation	:	fluctuate, vacillate, waver,
definition	:	move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern (verb.motion)

derivation	:	sway, swing,
definition	:	move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner (verb.motion)

derivation	:	swing,
definition	:	change direction with a swinging motion; turn (verb.motion)

derivation	:	dangle, drop, swing,
definition	:	hang freely (verb.stative)

6. characterized by a buoyant rhythm (adj.all)

derivation	:	lilt, swing,
definition	:	a jaunty rhythm in music (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	jive, swing, swing music,
definition	:	a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz (noun.communication)