swing at

swing at (someone or something)

To attempt to hit someone or something with one's fist or an instrument in a broad, sweeping stroke. Bill didn't hear me coming up behind him, and he swung at me when I touched his shoulder. He grabbed the tennis racket and ran around the yard swinging at the bee.
See also: swing
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

swing at someone or something

to strike at someone or something. Max swung at the cop—a serious mistake. The batter swung at the ball and missed.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

swing at

v.
To attempt to hit someone or something with a sweeping stroke: If a batter swings at the ball and misses, it counts as a strike. One of the kids got angry and swung at me with his fist.
See also: swing
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • swing at (someone or something)
  • take a swing at
  • take a swing at (someone or something)
  • take a swipe at
  • take a swipe at (someone or something)
  • take a swipe at someone/something
  • take a whack at (someone or something)
  • take a whack at someone/something
  • take a whack at something
  • zot.
References in classic literature
He chafed and fretted that he could not travel with the swiftness of thought and that the long tedious miles stretching far ahead of him must require hours and hours of tireless effort upon his part before he would swing at last from the final bough of the fringing forest into the open plain and in sight of his goal.
Tarzan the Untamed
The aim is to hit four shots with a half swing at a consistent speed without hesitation between the balls.
Find your rhythm
TWO red-faced secondary schoolboys had to be cut free by firefighters after getting themselves stuck in a CHILD'S SWING at a play area in Northfield.
Crews cut pair from child swing
Check out Fowl Play Products for more information, photos and to purchase a Chicken Swing at www.
Hens have a swingin' good time in the poultry yard
A FAIRGROUND swing that malfunctioned and left frightened revellers dangling 65ft in the air at one of Wales' biggest festive events has now been dismantled and replaced The Sky Swing at Cardiff's Winter Wonderland broke down in freezing conditions on Saturday, leaving passengers shivering in mid-air.
Wonderland ride replaced by 'less extreme' thrills
Sayers Amusements is working with the Denmark-based manufacturers of the Sky Swing at Cardiff's Winter Wonderland to find out why it broke down in freezing conditions on Saturday, leaving passengers shivering high up.
Wonderland ride replaced with 'less extreme' thrills
The optimized path reaches a higher maximum radius value than the original swing at this point in the downswing, and it does so sooner than the original.
Kinetic constrained optimization of the golf swing hub path
The Kingsof Swing at Venue Cymru, Llandudno tomorrowat7.30pm.
Toe-tapping with Kings of Swing
And some comes from the fact that the golfer "is actually free to swing at the ball more aggressively."
GOLF AU NATURAL
My friend dared me to climb into the baby swing at the park and yell, "Push me!
Puddle of thud
A 12-year-old boy killed after a swing at a seaside amusement park hit him in the chest was named yesterday.
Police name swing victim
Three of the most important aspects of the hitting process involve a controlled stride, a slight pause to separate the stride from the swing, and then a hard swing at the pitch.
HITTING THE HIGH SPOTS
Says Taylor-Corbett, "The show celebrates the cultural fusion that's going on in swing at the moment, and includes story-driven episodes like the `I'll Be Seeing You' number, where Scott Fowler and Carol Bentley do a Gene Kelly kind of ballet.
Swinging On Broadway
You're cutting the grass and improving your golf swing at the same time!
Go swingin' with Divot
"I learned to reverse swing at Cardiff because the wickets there are so dry and you have to do something different because they are so flat and slow.
CRICKET: Jones so glad to be in the swing; Welshman's reverse stumps Aussies