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swinging

[swing-ing] / ˈswɪŋ ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
moving backward and forward
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Hansen then described the translunar injection burn -- a maneuver that brought Orion within 200 kilometers of Earth before swinging around onto a new course for the Moon.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

The firm reported a statutory pre-tax profit of £8.3m in the year to September, swinging from a £16.2m pre-tax loss a year earlier.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Earlier this week, fans got a glimpse of him swinging a club when he played in the TGL, the upstart league that combines simulator play with live action golf.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

See: Stocks are swinging like crazy while the S&P 500 goes nowhere in 2026.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

My cage was swinging back and forth so much, I was getting airsick.

From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney