1. moving with a smooth, rhythmic motion
2. lively and fashionable
Usage: informal; dated

1. present participle of swing; moving back and forth or in a curve

Examples

• The children were swinging on the playground equipment.
• She walked with a swinging gait down the street.
• The swinging door kept banging in the wind.
• The band played swinging jazz music all night.
• London was the swinging capital of fashion in the 1960s.
• The swinging bridge swayed gently over the river.
• He came swinging around the corner on his bicycle.