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swing to cause to move vigorously through a wide arc or circle The first known use: in the 13th century |
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5 Letters, 1 Syllable |
swing |
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4 Phonemes |
s w i N |
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onset, rime |
sw ing |
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Morpheme |
swing |
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Sentence Examples The sheets swung on the clothesline. The clock's pendulum stopped swinging. She sat on the edge of the table, swinging her legs. The monkeys were swinging from branch to branch high up in the trees. I swung my suitcase into the backseat of the car. She sat on the counter and swung her legs over to the other side. She swung the door open. Be careful how you swing that ax. She swung the bat but missed the ball. She swung her purse at me. One swing of the hammer was all it took to drive the nail through the board. The kids were playing on the swings. We sat on the porch swing and watched the neighbors. |
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Related Words Sound the same but are spelled differently.
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Collocations The habitual juxtaposition of a particular word with another word or words with a frequency greater than chance.
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Neighborhood
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