swinging (verb)
111brand — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. kind, sort, stamp; stigma, stain; mark, identification, trademark; ember; branding iron; torch. See disrepute, heat, indication, fuel. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A trademark] Syn. brand name, make, seal,… …
112dance — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Motion to music Nouns 1. dance, dancing; ball, formal, tea dance, thé dansant, cotillion, promenade, dinner dance; masquerade, masked ball, bal masqué, fancy dress ball. Informal, drag, hop, prom, mixer …
113fail — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To be unsuccessful] Syn. miscarry, fall short, miss, slip, lose, make nothing of, come to naught, come to nothing, falter, flounder, blunder, break down, break, run aground, founder, misfire, come to grief, get into trouble …
114strike out — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To begin something new] Syn. start, start out, initiate, find a New approach; see begin 1 . 2. [To cancel] Syn. obliterate, invalidate, expunge; see cancel 1 , remove 1 . 3. [In baseball, to make three strikes] Syn. be… …
115swagger — swag|ger1 [ˈswægə US ər] v [I always + adverb/preposition] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from swag (verb) ( SWAG) + er (as in chatter)] to walk proudly, swinging your shoulders in a way that shows you are very confident used to show… …
116sway — sway1 [ sweı ] verb * 1. ) intransitive to move or swing gently from side to side: The ladder swayed precariously. Their bodies swayed to the music. a ) transitive to make something move or swing from side to side: She walked along, swaying her… …
117swagger — [[t]swæ̱gə(r)[/t]] swaggers, swaggering, swaggered VERB If you swagger, you walk in a very proud, confident way, holding your body upright and swinging your hips. [V prep/adv] A broad shouldered man wearing a dinner jacket swaggered confidently… …
118swat — [[t]swɒ̱t[/t]] swats, swatting, swatted VERB If you swat something such as an insect, you hit it with a quick, swinging movement, using your hand or a flat object. [V n] Hundreds of flies buzz around us, and the workman keeps swatting them. Syn:… …
119tail — [[t]te͟ɪl[/t]] ♦♦♦ tails, tailing, tailed 1) N COUNT The tail of an animal, bird, or fish is the part extending beyond the end of its body. The cattle were swinging their tails to disperse the flies. ...a black dog with a long tail. Derived words …
120waddle — [[t]wɒ̱d(ə)l[/t]] waddles, waddling, waddled VERB To waddle somewhere means to walk there with short, quick steps, swinging slightly from side to side. A person or animal that waddles usually has short legs and a fat body. [V prep/adv] McGinnis… …
