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Moved Like A Pendulum Crossword Clue

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noun

• a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity

• mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth

• a sweeping blow or stroke

• changing location by moving back and forth

• a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz

• a jaunty rhythm in music

• the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it

• in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball

• a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them

verb

• move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting

• move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner

• change direction with a swinging motion; turn

• influence decisively

• make a big sweeping gesture or movement

• hang loosely

• hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement

• alternate dramatically between high and low values

• live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style

• have a certain musical rhythm

• be a social swinger; socialize a lot

• play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm

• engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends

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noun

• controlling influence

• pitching dangerously to one side

verb

• move back and forth or sideways

• move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner

• win approval or support for

• cause to move back and forth

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