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Pendulous vs Swinging - What's the difference?

pendulous | swinging | Related terms |

As adjectives the difference between pendulous and swinging

is that pendulous is hanging as if from a support while swinging is fine, good, successful.

As a noun swinging is

the act or motion of that which swings.

As a verb swinging is

present participle of lang=en.

pendulous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • hanging as if from a support
  • indecisive or hesitant
  • (biology) having branches etc. that bend downwards; drooping or weeping

    • swinging

    English

    (wikipedia swinging)

    Noun

  • The act or motion of that which swings.
  • * 1973 , Socialist Review (volume 8, page 331)
    • Mr. Henderson's chief trouble seems to be that he cannot forget his old shiftiness of views and his pendulum-like swingings between Liberalism and Independent Labourism
  • An activity where couples engage in sexual activity with different partners.

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (informal) Fine, good, successful.
    • The party was swinging .