Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

porch swing

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.73 in modern English

Syllables: porch swing
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of swing, often made of wood and having space for two people to sit and rock back and forth. A porch swing is often connected to the roof of the porch with chains and hooks in the ceiling but may also hang from a self-standing frame.

Example Sentences

"There were Miss Maudie’s, Miss Stephanie’s — there was our house, I could see the porch swing —Miss Rachel’s house was beyond us, plainly visible."

Inflected Forms

porch swings (plural)

Questions

What does porch swing mean?: A type of swing, often made of wood and having space for two people to sit and rock back and forth. A porch swing is often connected to the roof of the porch with chains and hooks in the ceiling but may also hang from a self-standing frame.

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