Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with swing in American Collocation
swing
noun
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/swɪŋ/
large and easy to notice
big
dramatic
huge
large
massive
violent
There have been some dramatic swings in the exchange rate.
small
small
A small swing either way could determine a national trend.
sudden
sudden
wild
As an actor Kinski was notorious for wild mood swings.
percentage
2 per cent, 10 per cent etc
The seat was won with a massive 30 per cent swing to Labour.
involving the whole country
national
A national swing of 8.5 per cent from Labour to the Liberal Democrats would result in a hung parliament.
mood
Too many carbohydrates cause me to experience severe mood swings.