Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Preterit and past participle of swing.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- imp. & p. p. of
swing .
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
swing .
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Examples
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The word swung back and forth in my thoughts as I veered off to follow the least-used trails, sometimes just going through the woods.
Zombies vs. Unicorns Justine Larbalestier 2010
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In the Hampton Roads region Tuesday, Rep. Glenn Nye (D) swung from a 5-point win over an incumbent two years ago to an 11-point loss against auto dealer Scott Rigell (R).
Democrats took a bruising, but state's still in 'purple' territory Ben Pershing 2010
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What actually happened, was that a key Senate race swung from the Democratic incumbent to the Republican challenger, when Saxby Chambliss attacked Max Cleland for obstruction.
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In Rescue Dawn he swung from a helicopter – dangerous, yes, but insane?
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I think that most of the voters that swung from the normal Democrat candidate did so for the simple purpose of preserving the power of the filibuster.
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In the Hampton Roads region Tuesday, Rep. Glenn Nye (D) swung from a 5-point win over an incumbent two years ago to an 11-point loss against auto dealer Scott Rigell (R).
Va. Democrats took a bruising, but state still remains in 'purple' territory Ben Pershing andRosalind S. Helderman 2010
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A mean-looking submachinegun swung from a sling on his back.
365 tomorrows » 2009 » March : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2009
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In the Hampton Roads region Tuesday, Rep. Glenn Nye (D) swung from a 5-point win over an incumbent two years ago to an 11-point loss against auto dealer Scott Rigell (R).
Va. Democrats took a bruising, but state still remains in 'purple' territory Ben Pershing andRosalind S. Helderman 2010
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For some reason or another, we have swung from the Bush doctrine of no accountability no matter how bad you have screwed up to pre-emptive firings.
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With machine-like slowness a portion of the metal skin swung out and down to form a ramp.
The True Story of Flying Saucers « Official Harry Harrison News Blog 2007
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