swinging (verb)
71flail — /fleɪl / (say flayl) noun 1. an instrument for threshing grain by hand, consisting of a staff or handle to one end of which is attached a freely swinging stick or bar. 2. Military an implement derived from the threshing flail and consisting of a… …
72goose step — I noun a manner of marching with legs straight and swinging high • Hypernyms: ↑march, ↑marching II verb march in a military fashion • Hypernyms: ↑march, ↑process …
73swing by — Aerospace. a trajectory that uses the gravitational field of one celestial body to alter the course of a spacecraft destined for another body. [1960 65, Amer.; n. use of v. phrase swing by] * * * ˌswing ˈby [intransitive/transitive] [present… …
74bra|chi|ate — «adjective. BRAY kee iht, ayt; BRAK ee ; verb. BRAY kee ayt, BRAK ee », adjective, verb, at|ed, at|ing. –adj. 1. Botany. having widely spreading branches. 2. Zoology. having brachia or armlike appendages, as a crinoid. –v.i. to move by swinging… …
75brachiate — intransitive verb ( ated; ating) Date: 1928 to progress by swinging from hold to hold by the arms < a brachiating gibbon > • brachiation noun • brachiator noun …
76uppercut — noun Date: 1842 a swinging blow (as in boxing) directed upward with a bent arm • uppercut verb …
77waddle — I. intransitive verb (waddled; waddling) Etymology: frequentative of wade Date: 1592 1. to walk with short steps swinging the forepart of the body from side to side 2. to move clumsily in a manner suggesting a waddle • waddler noun II. noun …
78Arrow — An arrow is a pointed projectile that is shot with a bow. It predates recorded history and is common to most cultures. Structure A normal arrow consists of a shaft with an arrowhead attached to the front end, with fletchings and a nock at the… …
79Slaughterhouse — A slaughterhouse, also called an abattoir (from the French verb abattre , to strike down ) or freezing works (New Zealand English), is a facility where animals are killed and processed into meat products. The animals most commonly slaughtered for …
80Adultery — is the voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and another person who is not his or her spouse, though in many places it is only considered adultery when a married woman has sexual relations with someone who is not her husband. In… …
