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Hyphenation for “swing”

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What is the correct hyphenation for “swing”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "swing" because otherwise it would be too long and would no longer fit on one line. This separation not only saves space it improves the visually flow of the text. This word separation exists in most languages. In English, the word separation of “swing” is based on the speech syllables. The separating syllable in linguistics is therefore the smallest group of sounds in the natural flow of speech. As a separator, the classic hyphen is usually used: „swing“ ⟶ „swing“.

Hyphens are occasionally used to denote syllabification, as in syl-la-bi-fi-ca-tion. Various British and North American dictionaries use an interpunct, sometimes called a "middle dot" or "hyphenation point", for this purpose, as in syl·la·bi·fi·ca·tion. This allows the hyphen to be reserved only for places where a hard hyphen is intended (for example, self-con·scious, un·self-con·scious, long-stand·ing). Similarly, hyphens may be used to indicate how a word is being or should be spelled. For example, W-O-R-D spells "word".

Definitions of "swing"

swing >> swɪŋ

Definition: [verb] move or cause to move back and forth or from side to side while suspended or on an axis.
Example: her long black skirt swung about her legs

Synonyms of "swing"

sway | oscillate | move back and forth | move to and fro | wave | wag | dangle | rock | flutter | flap | vibrate | quiver | brandish | flourish | wield | raise | shake | twirl |

Definition: [verb] move by grasping a support from below and leaping.
Example: we swung across like two trapeze artists

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Definition: [verb] move or cause to move in a smooth, curving line.
Example: she swung her legs to the side of the bed

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Definition: [verb] shift or cause to shift from one opinion, mood, or state of affairs to another.
Example: opinion swung in the Chancellor's favour

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change | fluctuate | oscillate | waver | alternate | see-saw | yo-yo | vary | shift | alter | undulate | ebb and flow | rise and fall | go up and down | go back and forth |

Definition: [verb] play music with a flowing but vigorous rhythm.
Example: the band swung on

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Definition: [verb] (of an event, place, or way of life) be lively, exciting, or fashionable.

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Definition: [verb] engage in group sex or swap sexual partners within a group, especially on a habitual basis.

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Definition: [noun] a seat suspended by ropes or chains, on which someone may sit and swing back and forth.

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Definition: [noun] an act of swinging.
Example: with the swing of her arm, the knife flashed through the air

Synonyms of "swing"

swaying | oscillation | undulation | wagging | toing and froing | wobble | libration |

Definition: [noun] a discernible change in opinion, especially the amount by which votes or points scored change from one side to another.
Example: a five per cent swing to Labour

Synonyms of "swing"

change | move | turnaround | turnround | turnabout | reversal | about turn | about face | volte face | change of heart | change of loyalties | U-turn | sea change | swerve | backtracking | tergiversation | trend | tendency | drift | movement | current | course | fluctuation | shift | switch | variation | oscillation |

Definition: [noun] a style of jazz or dance music with a flowing but vigorous rhythm.

Synonyms of "swing"

rhythm | beat | pulse | cadence | pace | rhythmical flow/pattern | measure | metre | tempo | lilt | groove |

Definition: [noun] a swift tour involving a number of stops, especially one undertaken as part of a political campaign.

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Definition: [noun] (in musical theatre) an understudy, typically one who covers multiple roles in the chorus of a particular production.

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