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Swinging vs Tripping - What's the difference?

swinging | tripping |

As nouns the difference between swinging and tripping

is that swinging is the act or motion of that which swings while tripping is the act of one who trips.

As verbs the difference between swinging and tripping

is that swinging is while tripping is .

As adjectives the difference between swinging and tripping

is that swinging is (informal) fine, good, successful while tripping is quick; nimble; stepping lightly and quickly.

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 .

    tripping

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • quick; nimble; stepping lightly and quickly
  • (heraldry, not comparable) Having the right forefoot lifted, the others remaining on the ground, as if trotting; trippant.
    • a buck tripping

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who trips.
  • * 1821 , The Recreative Review, or Eccentricities of Literature and Life
    • At present we only produce some of those slips and trippings of the tongue and pen to which we are all liable in our unguarded moments