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swing1

swung, swung /swɪŋ/

Translation

v [t, i]
columpiar(se)
balancear(se)
He tied the rope to the branch and swung on it for a good while
Ató la cuerda a la rama y se estuvo balanceando durante un buen rato
v [i]
(una opinión o un sentimiento)
oscilar
Her mood swings between anger and joy
Su humor oscila entre la ira y la alegría
to swing (sth/sb) around/round [m] to swing at sb
(Definition of swing vv from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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