Leaning and Swing

Leaning

Leaning noun - A prevailing or general movement or inclination.

Usage example: the news media are often accused of having liberal leanings

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

Nearby Words: lean, leaned, leant

Swing noun - Changing location by moving back and forth.

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

Nearby Words: swinging, swinger, swingle

short	short leaning	short swing
light	light leaning	light swing
heavy	heavy leaning	heavy swing
powerful	powerful leaning	powerful swing
Other adjectives: massive, little, last, western.

Randles happens to crash this slumber party when it gets into full swing, sneaking into the house via a ladder left leaning against a window by the boys, who used it to gain access to the house.

Source: Film / The Last Slumber Party
Leaning on the Fourth Wall: Pinkie introduces the rap by appearing to reach out to the edge of the screen and "swing" the frame around, transitioning to the 4:3 aspect ratio that the rap is shown in instead of the normal letterbox.

Source: Recap / My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic S4 E22 "Testing Testing 1, 2, 3"
Happens in an early episode of Arthur when Arthur and Buster ride a screaming swing type of ride called "The Hurl-A-Whirl" which is designed to make the riders vomit and it came with free barf bags, inside the ride it shows them turning green and leaning their mouths over the bags.

Source: Vomit Discretion Shot

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