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Swaying vs Swinging - What's the difference?

swaying | swinging |

As verbs the difference between swaying and swinging

is that swaying is present participle of lang=en while swinging is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between swaying and swinging

is that swaying is the motion of something that sways while swinging is the act or motion of that which swings.

As an adjective swinging is

fine, good, successful.

swaying

English

Verb

(head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The motion of something that sways.
  • An injury caused to a horse's back by violent strains or overloading.
  • (Crabb)

    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 .