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71swing — 1. in. [for a person] to be up to date and modern. □ Tom really swings. Look at those blue suede shoes! □ I used to swing, but then age and good taste overtook me. 2. in. [for a party or other event] to be fun or exciting. □ This party really… …
72Swing — 1Swing der; [s], s <aus gleichbed. engl. swing, eigtl. »das Schwingen«, zu to swing »schwingen«>: 1. a) (ohne Plur.) rhythmische Qualität des Jazz, die durch die Spannung zwischen dem Grundrhythmus u. den melodisch rhythmischen Akzenten… …
73swing — [OE] Swing goes back ultimately to a prehistoric Germanic base *swinggw , which denoted ‘violent circulatory movement’. One of its specific applications was to the wielding of a whip, and indeed the English verb swing originally meant ‘flog’… …
74swing — [OE] Swing goes back ultimately to a prehistoric Germanic base *swinggw , which denoted ‘violent circulatory movement’. One of its specific applications was to the wielding of a whip, and indeed the English verb swing originally meant ‘flog’… …
75swing — 1. noun /ˈswɪŋ/ a) The manner in which something is swung. He worked tirelessly to improve his golf swing. b) A hanging seat in a childrens playground, for acrobats in a circus, or on a porch for relaxing. Door swing indicates direction the door… …
76swing — v 1. sway, oscillate, pendulate, librate; vacillate, rock, move back and forth or backward and forward, lurch, yaw; wag, wave, waver, waggle, Naut. jibe; wobble, bob, dangle, hang; seesaw, teeter totter, ebb and flow, come and go, wibble wabble;… …
77swing — 1. verb 1) the sign swung in the wind Syn: sway, move back and forth, oscillate, wave, rock, swivel, pivot, turn, rotate 2) Helen swung the bottle Syn: brandish, wave …
78swíng — a [svi ] m (ȋ) muz. jazz od leta 1930 do 1945, za katerega je značilna ritmično melodična napetost zaradi razlike med osnovnim in spreminjajočim se ritmom izvajanja: poslušati swing; razvoj jazza od prvih začetkov do swinga // ples v tem ritmu:… …
79swing — Lele, lele koali, lewa, kālewa. Also: ōlewa, māewa, ma alewa; pūlewa (as a ship at anchor); kouli, ku uwelu, ai aiele, ho oleilei, huleilua; ukē (pendulously); the arms, kā, kāia; and hit, ku ika a; back and forth, kaiue, bo… …
80swing — 1. Be hanged. 2. swing it Arrange it by exerting influence. 3. take a swing at Aim a blow at. Punch. 4. Play jazz music well. 5. Behave in a swinging fashion …
