swing-swang

noun

A complete oscillation.

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Meanings

nounswing-swang (plural swing-swangs)

plural swing-swangs

  1. archaicA complete oscillation.

    Thus, in the present case, the air in one second of time makes 512 swing-swangs or vibrations both ways, that is, 1024 simple swings each way, that is, simple vibrations, as the French call them, in one second.

    1877, Alexander John Ellis, On the Basis of Music
adjectiveswing-swang (comparative more swing-swang, superlative most swing-swang)

comparative more swing-swang · superlative most swing-swang

  1. archaicSwinging.
  2. archaicDrawling; sing-song.
Cite this entry
APA

swing-swang. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swing-swang

MLA

“swing-swang.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swing-swang. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “swing-swang,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swing-swang.

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