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Swung
Swing Swing, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Swung; Archaic imp. Swang; p. pr. & vb. n. Swinging.] [OE. swingen, AS. swingan to scourge, to fly, to flutter; akin to G. schwingen to winnow, to swingle, oscillate, sich schwingen to leap, to soar, OHG. swingan to throw, to scourge, to soar, Sw. svinga to swing, to whirl, Dan. svinge. Cf. Swagger, Sway, Swinge, Swink.] 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.] --D. Webster. 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.
Swung
Swung Swung, imp. & p. p. of Swing.

Meaning of swung from wikipedia

- Swinger (disambiguation) Swingin' (disambiguation) Pendulum (disambiguation) Swung dash This disambiguation page lists articles ****ociated with the title Swing...
- "Straight" versus swung In music, the term swing has two main uses. Colloquially, it is used to describe the propulsive quality or "feel" of a rhythm...
- fonts, but one can use \hbox{---}\kern-.5em--- or an em dash. The swung dash (U+2053 ⁓ SWUNG DASH) resembles a lengthened tilde and is used to separate alternatives...
- Swing, Swang, Swung is the fourth studio album of Christian rock band Guardian. It was released in 1994 by Pakaderm Records. The album takes the band...
- described as a "venture into a Miles Davies ****es Brew-style jazz", as has "Swung from the Gutters", which is ****rock-influenced. "Ten-Day Interval" is...
- World Swung to the Right, pp. 26–30. How the World Swung to the Right, pp. 37–38. How the World Swung to the Right, p. 49. How the World Swung to the...
- until 2005. By the late 1960s, the balance between pitching and hitting had swung in favor of the pitchers. In 1968—later nicknamed "the year of the pitcher"—Boston...
- conservative areas. Since 1992, however, the Philadelphia suburbs have swung Democratic; the brand of Republicanism there was traditionally moderate...
- The off-beat can be "driven" (pla**** close to the previous b**** note) or "swung" (pla**** ****her from the previous b**** note). Notes are anti****ted, in...
- A similar shaped mark (⁓) is known in typography and lexicography as a swung dash: these are used in dictionaries to indicate the omission of the entry...