inswing

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noun

An inward swinging motion.

Opposite
outswing
OriginEnglish swing ← Middle English in- ← Old English in- →
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Meanings

nouninswing (plural inswings)

plural inswings

  1. An inward swinging motion.
  2. ball gamesThe swing of a ball through the air in a direction towards the batsman.
adjectiveinswing (not comparable)
  1. not comparableball gamesDescribing a bowler who uses inswing in the ball's flight.

    Antonyms: outswing

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveDescribing a bowler who uses inswing in the ball's flight.

Opposite
outswing
Also see
in-swinger

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Germanic*in
  3. Old Englishin-
  4. Middle Englishin-
  5. Englishin-
  6. Englishswing
  7. Englishinswing

From in- + swing.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

winings
Cite this entry
APA

inswing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inswing

MLA

“inswing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inswing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inswing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inswing.

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