Synonyms for swing
- verb
- noun
All synonyms
Verb
1. Dangle — to hang from the gallows; to be punished by hanging, swing for something or someone; (often hyperbolic) to be…
dangle, hang, turn, hinge, trine, dance upon nothing dated, string up dated
Noun
jive, oscillation, rig, cut, vacillation, vibration, lilt, progression
Definitions
- v. 1
To hang from the gallows; to be punished by hanging, swing for something or someone; (often hyperbolic) to be severely punished.
- n. 1
The act, or an instance, of swinging.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- swings → jives, oscillations, rigs, cuts…
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The pendulum of a clock may be said to swing, vibrate, or oscillate; a steel bridge vibrates under the passage of a heavy train; the term vibrate is also applied to molecular movements.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- hang Recently, you've been depressing to hang out with.
- hinge It will hinge on whether or not she gets the promotion.
- dangle Dangle a string in front of the cat to see whether it's asleep.
- drop Why don't you drop in for tea at your convenience?
- sweep Can someone please sweep the floor in the kitchen?
By length
- 3 letters
- cut1, rig1
- 4 letters
- play1, room1, turn1, drop1, hang1, wave1, sway1, jive1, lilt1
- 5 letters
- range1, shake1, sweep1, hinge1, trine1
- 6 letters
- margin2, dangle2
- 7 letters
- vibrate2
- 9 letters
- vibration3, oscillate3
- 11 letters
- progression3, oscillation4, vacillation4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (margin2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- se balancer