swings
Back and forth
Swings is most often the plural of swing, the playground apparatus or the back-and-forth motion it makes.
The verb swing covers this movement and extends to punches thrown in an arc, mood changes, and shifts in opinion or fortune: The election swings on turnout in three counties.
In music, swing is a jazz style with a driving rhythm that makes you want to move.
If something is in full swing, it's at peak activity.
The phrase swings and roundabouts suggests gains and losses that balance out.
Smooth continuous movement
- seesawPivoting playground plank
- sandboxEnclosed play area
- merry-go-roundRotating amusement ride
- teeter-totterPivoting playground board
roundabout · playset · chains · seat · push · pumping · recess · children
Curved line segment
- trajectoryPath of moving object
- pendulumSuspended swinging weight
- oscillateMove rhythmically between extremes
- swayRock back and forth
sweep · glide · momentum · pivot · suspend · dangle · rock · lurch
Improvisational American music genre
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
- tempoRate of musical performance
bounce · lilt · shuffle · bebop · Ellington · danceable · bandstand · jive
Movement or work period
- turnaroundShift in opposite direction
- reversalComplete change of direction
- pivotPoint of rotation
- transitionChange from one state
switch · fluctuation · variation · tide · trend · upturn · downturn · correction
slide
Smooth continuous movement
- seesawPivoting playground plank
- sandboxEnclosed play area
- merry-go-roundRotating amusement ride
teeter-totter · roundabout · playset · chains · seat · push · pumping · recess · children · park
arc
Curved line segment
- trajectoryPath of moving object
- pendulumSuspended swinging weight
- oscillateMove rhythmically between extremes
sway · sweep · glide · momentum · pivot · suspend · dangle · rock · lurch · swoop
jazz
Improvisational American music genre
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
tempo · bounce · lilt · shuffle · bebop · Ellington · danceable · bandstand · jive · upbeat
shift
Movement or work period
- turnaroundShift in opposite direction
- reversalComplete change of direction
- pivotPoint of rotation
transition · switch · fluctuation · variation · tide · trend · upturn · downturn · correction · volatility
drive
Operate a vehicle
- strokeSudden brain blood blockage
- backswingRearward preparatory motion
- downswingDeclining phase or movement
follow-through · tee · fairway · club · stance · grip · tempo · mechanics · slice · hook
fluctuate
Vary irregularly over time
waver · vacillate · volatile · unstable · erratic · unpredictable · bipolar · emotional · temperament · mercurial
- elementary schoolclassroom, student, first grade teacher, reading skills, teacher
- kids playplaytime, playing, board games, blocks, card games
- playplay, free play, games, played, toys
- kids' stufftoys, games, cartoons, dolls, dinosaurs
- toddlerstoddler, three-year-old, toddlerhood, terrible twos, first steps
- carnivalparade, costume, float, ferris wheel, roller coaster
swingsstays
Remains in place
stands still · holds steady · stays put · stays in place · freezes
swingssteadies
Makes firm or stable
stabilizes · holds steady · plateaus · levels off · settles
- swing setOutdoor play structure
- swing bandLarge jazz orchestra for dancing
- mood swingsAbrupt temperament changes
- swing byVisit briefly, informally
- full swingMaximum activity level
- swings and missesUnsuccessful attempts to hit
swing, swinging, swinger, swingers, swingset, swing by, swingsets