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    swinging

    US /ˈswɪŋɪŋ/

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    UK /ˈswɪŋɪŋ/

    A2
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To move something in a back and forth motion
    I am swinging my baby so he will stop crying
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To move in a back and forth motion, while hanging
    I was swinging my legs as I sat on the table
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To change opinion or mood, usually quickly
    My feelings are swinging from sad to happy

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    My Arctic Voyage From GREENLAND To ALASKA | The Northwest Passage

    10:15My Arctic Voyage From GREENLAND To ALASKA | The Northwest Passage
    • Something really interesting about being in the Arctic specifically at this time of year is right now summer is swinging basically straight into winter.

      Something really interesting about being in the Arctic specifically at this time of year is right now summer is swinging basically straight into winter.

    • is right now summer is swinging

      is right now summer is swinging

    B1

    Garfield and friends shorts S1 E7

    00:32Garfield and friends shorts S1 E7
    • in case of fire go straight to your swinging pet door.

      in case of fire go straight to your swinging pet door.

    • In case of fire, go straight to your swinging pet door.

      In case of fire, go straight to your swinging pet door.

    A2

    How Tokyo Made Itself Earthquake-Proof

    07:14How Tokyo Made Itself Earthquake-Proof
    • But if your building's engineer is cool, they'll install a giant swinging egg that weighs several hundred tons and swings through your building to remind everyone that deadly city-ending earthquakes are inevitable.

      But if your building's engineer is cool, they'll install a giant swinging egg that weighs several hundred tons and swings through your building to remind everyone that deadly city-ending earthquakes are inevitable.

    B1

    Hypnotism - 6 Minute English

    06:18Hypnotism - 6 Minute English
    • Or it could be some other object, like a moving finger, a pendulum or a swinging watch that some hypnotists use.

      Or it could be some other object, like a moving finger, a pendulum or a swinging watch that some hypnotists use.

    • Or it could be some other object, like a moving finger, a pendulum, or a swinging watch that some hypnotists use.

      Or it could be some other object, like a moving finger, a pendulum, or a swinging watch that some hypnotists use.

    B2

    NEVER TOO SMALL: Japanese Inspired Sydney Terrace House, 47sqm/506sqft

    11:10NEVER TOO SMALL: Japanese Inspired Sydney Terrace House, 47sqm/506sqft
    • And above that is a swinging potence lamp that can be tucked away or pulled out, depending on where Laura and Amman would like their light positioned.

      And above that is a swinging potence lamp that can be tucked away or pulled out, depending on where Laura and Amman would like their light positioned.

    • And above that is a swinging potence lamp that can be tucked away or pulled out, depending on where Lauren and Amon would like their light positioned.

      And above that is a swinging potence lamp that can be tucked away or pulled out, depending on where Lauren and Amon would like their light positioned.

    B1

    Top 10 BEST Rip Off Songs Of All Time

    15:37Top 10 BEST Rip Off Songs Of All Time
    • Blur – The chord sequence is from David Bowie's Boys Keep Swinging, but the attitude is all blur.

      Blur – The chord sequence is from David Bowie's Boys Keep Swinging, but the attitude is all blur.

    • The chord sequence is from David Bowie's Boys Keep Swinging, but the attitude is all blur.

      The chord sequence is from David Bowie's Boys Keep Swinging, but the attitude is all blur.

    B2

    A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters

    17:28A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters
    • Not a latent echo in the house, not a squeak and scuffle from the mice behind the paneling, not a drop from the half-thawed water spout in the dull yard behind, not a sigh among the leafless boughs of one despondent poplar, not the idle swinging of an empty storehouse door--no, not a clicking in the fire but fell upon the heart of Scrooge with a softening influence and gave a freer passage to his tears.

      Not a latent echo in the house, not a squeak and scuffle from the mice behind the paneling, not a drop from the half-thawed water spout in the dull yard behind, not a sigh among the leafless boughs of one despondent poplar, not the idle swinging of an empty storehouse door--no, not a clicking in the fire but fell upon the heart of Scrooge with a softening influence and gave a freer passage to his tears.

    • not the idle swinging of an empty store-house  door, no, not a clicking in the fire, but  

      not the idle swinging of an empty store-house  door, no, not a clicking in the fire, but  

    B2

    PHRASAL VERBS for hanging out with friends

    16:23PHRASAL VERBS for hanging out with friends
    • He swung by, whoo, he's like, cars in, whoo, just swinging by.

      He swung by, whoo, he's like, cars in, whoo, just swinging by.

    • I'm just swinging by." I guess we're all monkeys, really.

      I'm just swinging by." I guess we're all monkeys, really.

    A2

    Mark Carney wins Canada election with promise that ‘Trump will never break us’ | BBC News

    09:24Mark Carney wins Canada election with promise that ‘Trump will never break us’ | BBC News
    • And it is a measure of this moment, an election where the person whose name wasn't on the ballot, President Donald Trump, transformed Canada's political landscape, not just the swinging tariffs he's imposed, but also the continuing threat to turn Canada into the 51st state has galvanized Canadians, have caused some Canadians to change their usual voting loyalties in order to put in charge of this country a 60-year-old economist and former banker who they believe is the man to solve the crisis of their lifetime.

      And it is a measure of this moment, an election where the person whose name wasn't on the ballot, President Donald Trump, transformed Canada's political landscape, not just the swinging tariffs he's imposed, but also the continuing threat to turn Canada into the 51st state has galvanized Canadians, have caused some Canadians to change their usual voting loyalties in order to put in charge of this country a 60-year-old economist and former banker who they believe is the man to solve the crisis of their lifetime.

    • Not just the swinging tariffs he's imposed, but

      Not just the swinging tariffs he's imposed, but

    B1

    “Blow Up”, “Tell Off”, “Let Down”: 11 PHRASAL VERBS for Emotions

    08:09“Blow Up”, “Tell Off”, “Let Down”: 11 PHRASAL VERBS for Emotions
    • To have a tantrum means like a little child when he doesn't get his candy, starts screaming and swinging his arms and hitting his feet on the ground, that's a tantrum.

      To have a tantrum means like a little child when he doesn't get his candy, starts screaming and swinging his arms and hitting his feet on the ground, that's a tantrum.

    • like a little child when he doesn't get his candy, starts screaming and swinging his arms and hitting his feet on the ground.

      like a little child when he doesn't get his candy, starts screaming and swinging his arms and hitting his feet on the ground.

    B1