Wield A Racket Crossword Clue

We think the answer is "SWING" which means:

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

An example sentence would be:

• • "The children were excited to try out the new swing at the park."
• • "She gracefully moved back and forth on the swing."

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