swinging
揺れる
解説 Definition
swinging は swing（揺れる、揺らす）の現在分詞・動名詞です。物や体が前後・左右に揺れている動きを表します。
The present participle or gerund of “swing,” describing something moving repeatedly backward and forward or from side to side, often around a fixed point. It can also describe the act of causing such movement.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 swing「揺れる・揺らす」に -ing を付けた形で、語末の g は重ねません。発音は /ˈswɪŋɪŋ/。風でランプが揺れる、波で船が揺れるなど、支点や中心を基準に往復する場面を思い浮かべましょう。swaying は穏やかな左右の揺れ、rocking は前後の揺れを強く連想させます。
Connect swinging directly to the base verb swing: simply add -ing, without doubling the final g. Pronounce it /ˈswɪŋɪŋ/. Picture a lamp moving in the wind or a small boat moving back and forth on waves. These scenes capture the repeated motion around a point or position. Swaying often suggests a gentler side-to-side movement, while rocking commonly emphasizes repeated forward-and-back movement. The pattern “be + swinging” presents the motion as currently in progress.
例文
The lamp is swinging in the wind.
ランプが風で揺れています。
The door was swinging slowly.
ドアがゆっくり揺れていました。
A small boat was swinging on the waves.
小さなボートが波の上で揺れていました。
swinging の類義語・関連語
swinging の語源・成り立ち Etymology
swinging は swing＋-ing で、「揺れている動作そのもの」を表す形。swing は古英語 swingan「打つ・勢いよく動く」に由来し、強く振る感覚から「前後に揺れる」意味へ広がったと考えると分かりやすい。関連語は swing、swingle。
Swinging is formed from swing plus the participial suffix -ing. Swing comes from Old English swingan, which referred to striking, rushing, or moving forcefully. Its sense developed from vigorous movement into the familiar idea of repeated movement backward and forward or from side to side. The -ing form presents that movement as ongoing or treats the action as an activity.
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