Swing

Grammar

This term is a noun.

Etimology of Swing

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Old English swinge “stroke, blow; chastisement,” from swing (verb). Meaning “suspended seat on ropes” is from 1680s. Meaning “shift of public opinion” is from 1899. The meaning “variety of big dance-band music with a swinging rhythm” is first recorded 1933, though the sense has been traced back to 1888; its heyday was from mid-30s to mid-40s. Phrase in full swing “in total effect or operation” (1560s) perhaps is from bell-ringing. The backyard or playground swing-set is from 1951.