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| dangle |
to hang loosely, esp. with a swinging motion. [1/3 definitions] |
| folding door |
a door that can be folded open against itself, by means of hinged or pleated sections, instead of swinging open. |
| glider |
a swinging porch seat or couch suspended by chains or straps from a metal framework. [1/3 definitions] |
| hook |
in boxing, a short swinging blow or punch, made with the arm bent. [1/19 definitions] |
| overarm |
performed by swinging the arm over the level of the shoulder. |
| pendular |
of or like a pendulum's motion; swinging back and forth. |
| pendulous |
swinging back and forth. [1/2 definitions] |
| pivot |
the act or process, or an instance, of rotating, swinging, or oscillating on or as if on such a part. [1/6 definitions] |
| rock2 |
a swinging or swaying movement, as in a boat or rocking chair. [1/9 definitions] |
| sidewinder |
(informal) a hard punch, dealt by swinging the fist from the side. [1/3 definitions] |
| swing |
the act of swinging. [3/25 definitions] |
| swinging |
characterized by or capable of swinging motion or of being swung. |
| swingy |
characterized by swinging activity or motion; swinging. |
| swipple |
the swinging part of a flail, which strikes the grain in threshing. |
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