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Swinging vs Oscillating - What's the difference?

swinging | oscillating |

As verbs the difference between swinging and oscillating

is that swinging is while oscillating is .

As adjectives the difference between swinging and oscillating

is that swinging is (informal) fine, good, successful while oscillating is moving in a repeated back-and-forth motion.

As a noun swinging

is the act or motion of that which swings.

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 .

    oscillating

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Moving in a repeated back-and-forth motion.

    • Verb

    (head)