English to English Dictionary - Meaning of Swing in English is : sway, oscillate, wave, dangle, hang, fluctuate, sweep, flap, turn, vibrate, rock, scope, waver, wobble, shake, suspend, swerve, beat, flourish, play,

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Word	Swing
	changing location by moving back and forth / a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity / To turn round by action of wind or tide when at anchor / a seat hanging from ropes or chains. The same word also means to move in the air, back and forth, or from side to side / 0,

Usage	⇒ Most of the people swing their arms while walking ⇒ The chains that had been holding the seat of the swing up were still sticking straight out. ⇒ the music really swings ⇒ in full swing
Synonyms	sway, oscillate, wave, dangle, hang, fluctuate, sweep, flap, turn, vibrate, rock, scope, waver, wobble, shake, suspend, swerve, beat, flourish, play,
Antonyms	accept, arouse, awaken, bestir, brace, cathect, commove, conjure, elicit, encourage, energise, energize, enkindle, enliven, evoke, excite, fire, galvanize, have, hoist,

Synonyms explanation is given below :

Beat

whip, thrash, conquer, defeat, overcome, batter, best, vanquish, crush, flog, outdo,

He could feel the beat of her heart / Beat the carpet / beat one's children

Dangle

hang, swing, droop, suspend, trail, depend, sag, flap, sway, bob, flop, hang down,

The ornaments dangled from the tree He dangled the ornaments from the Christmas tree / The ornaments dangled from the tree / saucepans dangled from a rail / ...

Flap

flutter, wave, fuss, shake, to-do, beat, swing, pother, agitation, flop, fly, tab,

Flap of his overcoat was trailing on the ground The flap of the curtain was moving with the wind / Flap of his overcoat was trailing on the ground / the flap...

Flourish

thrive, prosper, succeed, grow, develop, display, wave, dash, parade, brandish, burgeon,

His shop is flourishing in this neighbourhood / The fairy godmother flourished her wand and turned the pumpkin into a carriage. / The orange trees flourished...

Fluctuate

oscillate, vacillate, waver, vary, vibrate, swing, wave, alternate, flutter, shake,

The share market fluctuates widely at times / The water pressure in our shower fluctuates wildly; you start rinsing yourself off with a trickle, and two minu...

Hang

dangle, hover, swing, float, cling, string up, depend, poise, suspend, drape, droop,

the bullish hang of his head / she hanged herself

Oscillate

fluctuate, vibrate, sway, vacillate, swing, wave, waver, shake, flutter, rock, wobble,

It is interesting to note how public opinion oscillates between the extremes of optimism and pessimism. / a pendulum oscillates about its lowest point / she ...

Play

sport, act, perform, fun, recreation, frolic, amusement, diversion, entertainment, show,

He played a game of chess with his brother / a child at play may use a stick as an airplane / a smile played across his lips / she gave free play to her emot...

Rock

sway, totter, shake, wobble, oscillate, stone, swing, crag, stagger, boulder, tremble,

They drilled the bore through many layers of rock to reach the water / Groundwater will contain the minerals dissolved as the water moves through soil and ro...

Scope

range, extent, compass, reach, area, sweep, room, magnitude, space, latitude, leeway,

There is a job having plenty of scope for new and original ideas / we widened the scope of our investigation

Shake

quiver, agitate, tremble, shiver, quake, shudder, disturb, stir, vibrate, flutter,

Shake the milk well / with a shake of its magnificent antlers the stag charged down the slope / Don't shake the bottle. / She was shaken by the news.

Suspend

discontinue, interrupt, delay, defer, postpone, stop, cease, hold up, dangle, put off,

He was suspended from his job for misconduct towards his superior / He was suspended from the team for missing too many practices. / work on the dam was susp...

Sway

influence, control, power, rule, authority, persuade, swing, command, mastery, rock,

The trees are swaying in the wind / the sway of the ship / the easy sway of her hips / be swayed by

Sweep

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a grandiose sweep of his hand / I was swept along by the crowd / I just swept the floor

Swerve

veer, deviate, turn, diverge, curve, deflect, divert, sheer, bend, shift, swing, trend,

The airoplane swerved suddenly to avoid the other aeroplane / The car swerved wildly as the driver struggled to regain control of the wheel. / He lost contro...

Turn

bitts, ipsn, lrwhr, vavelre, artate, npdb, urdvn, vrucu, orvpt, shbif, helww, whnd,

The windmill took a turn with the course of the wind / a safety lock requiring four turns of the key / give somebody a turn / the turn of the century

Vibrate

oscillate, shake, tremble, quiver, fluctuate, flutter, shiver, resonate, vacillate,

The building vibrated due to the earthquake / the cabin started to vibrate

Wave

signal, flutter, motion, undulation, surge, swell, billow, flap, undulate, gesture,

It is pleasant to watch the waves in the sea / He had anticipated this move though for as soon as she broke the surface a wave of water hit her. / the flag w...

Waver

vacillate, fluctuate, hesitate, sway, wobble, falter, flutter, quiver, oscillate, flicker,

He wavers whenever decision is to be taken / people who are still wavering between the two candidates / the flame wavered in the draft

Wobble

sway, waver, totter, oscillate, shake, rock, tremble, quiver, falter, stagger, swing,

Milutin M. Milankovich, a Serbian mathematician, developed the idea that the Earth's rotational wobbles and orbital deviations have combined to affect in a c...

Antonyms explanation is given below :

Accept

take, allow, admit, receive, tolerate, acquiesce, consent, agree, approve, assent,

The machine only accepts 1 Re. coin / The machine only accepts 1 Re coin / he accepted a pen as a present / The students immediately accepted their new class...

Arouse

rouse, stimulate, excite, stir, animate, provoke, awaken, incite, fire, move, waken,

The prince was aroused by the sound of trumpet His interest in birds was first aroused when he was in Rajasthan / The prince was aroused by the sound of trum...

Awaken

rouse, arouse, stimulate, waken, stir, excite, wake up, wake, animate, awake, kindle,

She was awakened by the loud noise next door / Anna was awakened by the telephone / An awakening to danger

Bestir

rouse, stir, arouse, awaken, incite, wake, provoke, waken, bustle, excite, haste, hurry,

they rarely bestir themselves except in the most pressing of circumstances

Brace

support, strengthen, prop, buttress, fortify, stay, reinforce, couple, pair, bolster,

He wore a brace on his knee / How did you become so brace? / thirty brace of grouse / she braced her sprained wrist with some bandage / we'll need to brace t...

Cathect

oscillate, seesaw, swing, teeter, ,

Commove

agitate, disturb, rouse, charge, excite, turn on, vex, stir up, charge up, arouse, raise

Conjure

beseech, evoke, implore, adjure, beg, entreat, invoke, summon, supplicate, bewitch,

The magician conjures before unfolding the trick / Political candidates conjure up images of reformed cities and a world at peace. / a magician who conjures ...

Elicit

evoke, provoke, bring out, draw out, educe, draw, extract, bring forth, call forth,

We should elicit information by reasoning / The detectives tried to elicit where he had hidden his loot. / She's been trying to elicit the support of other c...

Encourage

incite, stimulate, help, assist, aid, support, promote, provoke, cheer, inspirit, urge,

I always encourage Ashu to play cricket / we were encouraged by the success of this venture / The coach's praise encouraged the girl to play

Energise

arouse, stimulate, energize, animate, excite, activate, brace, perk up, quicken, stir,

people were energized by his ideas

Energize

stimulate, excite, animate, arouse, invigorate, activate, enliven, rouse, vitalize,

Rather than exhausting Maggie, dancing energized her. / people were energized by his ideas / Kristine needed all her energy to fight the test / energizing food

Enkindle

fire, kindle, arouse, incite, inflame, excite, ignite, rouse, light, provoke, stir,

When their husbands died in the battles and enemies invaded their forts, they would enkindle wood fire and jump into it to join their husbands in the next wo...

Enliven

invigorate, animate, stimulate, inspirit, inspire, excite, vitalize, energize, brighten,

Sita tried some unusual spices to enliven her cooking / He enlivened his speech with a few jokes. / the wartime routine was enlivened by a series of concerts...

Evoke

elicit, provoke, call forth, raise, invoke, arouse, extract, awaken, cause, conjure,

He evoked much criticism by his hostile manner. / The old house evoked memories of his childhood. / the sight of American asters evokes pleasant memories of ...

Excite

stimulate, arouse, rouse, animate, stir, incite, provoke, inflame, energize, move,

We were very much excited by the news of Indias victory over Australia / flying still excites me / Her dress excited envy and jealousy / you must try not to ...

Fire

discharge, arouse, animate, kindle, ignite, light, sack, stimulate, excite, shoot,

The fire at the cinema hall resulted in many deaths / That shirt is fire. / his house was destroyed by fire / Ben fired the gun by mistake / fire a shot

Galvanize

stimulate, excite, arouse, animate, stir, electrify, inspire, provoke, motivate, rouse,

Liberalisation policy has galvanized the private sector in the business world / News that the prince was almost at their door galvanized the ugly stepsisters...

Have

hold, possess, take, bear, own, keep, retain, enjoy, accept, get, suffer, take in,

I have a computer / he had a new car and a boat / I've had some really good news today / I have had my hair cut

Hoist

lift, raise, elevate, heave, upraise, boost, erect, rear, run up, uplift, pick up,

Instead, Dick persuaded Fritz to sail to the next platform and ask the crane driver to give them a hoist into the water.

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