Action and Swing

Action

Action noun - Something done by someone.

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Swing and action are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Swing" instead a noun "Action".

Nearby Words: active, activity, acting, acted, actively

Swing noun - A state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity.

Usage example: it took time to get into the swing of things

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Action and swing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Action" instead a noun "Swing".

Nearby Words: swinging, swinger, swingle

normal	normal action	normal swing
short	short action	short swing
fast	fast action	fast swing
free	free action	free swing
Other adjectives: single, simple, heavy, little, quick, heroic, dramatic, final, decisive, independent, next, last.

They're just about to swing into action...when Mal shows up, having successfully gotten out of the situation on his own.

Source: Impossible Mission Collapse
The swing of the club is never seen, ironically making the action appear all the more violent.

Source: Hit Flash
Red October: The film takes place in the early 1920's, with the Civil War in Russia proper over; the anti-Communist insurgency in Central Asia, where the action takes place, was still in full swing.

Source: Film / White Sun of the Desert

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