I.
noun
1 change in public opinion, sb's mood, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ big , dramatic , huge , sharp , violent , wide ( esp. AmE )
▪
violent ~s in policy
▪ small
▪ 10% , etc.
▪ sudden , wild
▪
his sudden ~s of mood
▪ electoral , national ( esp. BrE )
▪ mood
▪
She suffers from severe mood ~s.
VERB + SWING
▪ need
▪
The party needs a ~ of only 2.5% to win.
▪ represent
▪
This represents a ~ of 14% against the party.
▪ suffer , suffer from
SWING + NOUN
▪ state , vote , voter (all esp. AmE )
▪
Ohio is a ~ state in the presidential election.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ in favour of ( BrE ), ~ to , ~ towards/toward
▪
signs of a late ~ to the Democrats
▪ ~ against
▪
a dramatic ~ against the socialists
▪ ~ away from
▪
the ~ away from science in schools
▪ ~ from
▪ ~ in
▪
a sharp ~ in the attitudes of economists
2 swinging movement
ADJECTIVE
▪ wild
▪ mighty ( esp. AmE ), powerful
▪ backward , forward
▪ golf
▪ practice
VERB + SWING
▪ do , make , take
▪
the technique for making the perfect golf ~
▪ change
▪ practise/practice
▪
The golfers were practising/practicing their ~s.
SWING + NOUN
▪ bridge , door (both BrE )
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ at
▪
He took a wild ~ at the ball.
▪ ~ of
▪
There was a political ~ of the pendulum back to the right. ( figurative )
3 swinging seat
ADJECTIVE
▪ porch , tyre/tire (both esp. AmE )
VERB + SWING
▪ go on , play on , sit on
▪
Some kids were playing on the ~s.
PREPOSITION
▪ on a/the ~
▪
Her dad pushed her on the ~.
II.
verb
1 move backwards and forwards/from side to side
ADVERB
▪ gently , slowly
▪ violently , wildly
▪
She lashed out, her arm ~ing wildly.
▪ freely
▪
Let your arms ~ freely at your sides.
▪ back and forth , from side to side , to and fro
▪
The pendulum swung slowly from side to side.
PREPOSITION
▪ from
▪
I could see him ~ing from the branch of a large tree.
2 move smoothly
ADVERB
▪ slowly
▪ suddenly
▪ sharply
▪
The road swung sharply around.
▪ across , around , away , back , down , forward , off , round ( esp. BrE ), up
▪
Hearing a sarcastic note in his voice, she swung around to face him.
VERB + SWING
▪ let sth
▪
She let the door ~ shut behind her.
PREPOSITION
▪ from
▪
She swung down from the tree in one easy movement.
▪ into
▪
He swung up into the saddle and rode off.
▪ towards/toward
▪
Nick swung towards/toward her.
PHRASES
▪ ~ open , ~ shut
3 change quickly
ADVERB
▪ rapidly
▪ suddenly
▪ wildly
▪
The balance of power swung wildly from one party to the other.
▪ heavily
▪
Opinion swung heavily to the left.
PREPOSITION
▪ from , to
▪
Her mood could ~ rapidly from gloom to exhilaration.
Swing is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ arm , ↑ bag , ↑ balance , ↑ batter , ↑ hip , ↑ leg , ↑ monkey , ↑ price
Swing is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ arm , ↑ axe , ↑ backpack , ↑ bag , ↑ balance , ↑ basket , ↑ bat , ↑ baton , ↑ blade , ↑ deal , ↑ election , ↑ fist , ↑ foot , ↑ hammer , ↑ handbag , ↑ head , ↑ hip , ↑ leg , ↑ punch , ↑ racket , ↑ vote