swing (v.) Copy link Outline A. Trans.B. Intrans.I. To move backwards and forwards1. fluĭto, 12. pendeo, pĕpendi, 23. huc illuc ăgĭtari, mŏveri, jactari.II. To use a s. • swing (v.): A. Trans.: *huc illuc agitare, vibrare, jactare. B. Intrans.: I. To move backwards and forwards: 1. fluĭto, 1: the sails s.ing from the top of the mast, fluitantia vela malo, Ov. M. 11, 470. 2. pendeo, pĕpendi, 2: his arms s. listlessly, fluidi p. lacerti, ib. 15, 231. 3. huc illuc ăgĭtari, mŏveri, jactari. II. To use a s.: oscillo, 1: Fest.: oscillatione ludere, Petr. 140.