# swinging

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈswɪŋɪŋ/ · frequency rank #9,830

## Definitions
1. The act or motion of that which swings.
2. An activity where couples engage in sexual activity with different partners, often in a group setting.

## Etymology
The sexual practice is so called after the custom in swing dancing of changing partners after each dance, unlike traditional ballroom dance styles where one has a single partner.

## Easily confused with
- **swirling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swinging-vs-swirling)
- **singing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/singing-vs-swinging)
- **shining** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shining-vs-swinging)
- **sinking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sinking-vs-swinging)
- **sinning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sinning-vs-swinging)
- **swimming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swimming-vs-swinging)
- **spinning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spinning-vs-swinging)
- **stinging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stinging-vs-swinging)
- **stinking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stinking-vs-swinging)
- **singling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/singling-vs-swinging)
- **springing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/springing-vs-swinging)
- **stringing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stringing-vs-swinging)

## Common misspellings (13)
`siwnging`, `sswinging`, `swigning`, `swingging`, `swingign`, `swingingg`, `swinginng`, `swingnig`, `swinigng`, `swinnging`, `swniging`, `swwinging`, `wsinging`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/swinging