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    swinge
    /swɪn(d)ʒ/

    verb

    • 1. strike hard; beat: literary "did she not swinge the dragon of ripsnorting inflation?"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › swingeSwinge Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    transitive verb. dialect. : singe, scorch. Examples of swinge in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web. Verb. Not so reassuring for any commoners, faced with an ongoing cost-of-living crisis and swingeing arts cuts liable only to seal the drawbridge shut. Mike McCahill, Variety, 8 May 2023.

  3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSWINGE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    to beat, flog, or punish. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. Old English swengan; related to Old Frisian swenga to drench, Gothic afswaggwjan to cause to sway; see swing.

  4. www.thefreedictionary.com › swingeSwinge - definition of swinge by The Free Dictionary

    swinge. (swĭnj) tr.v. swinged, swinge·ing also swing·ing, swing·es Archaic. To punish with blows; thrash; beat. [Middle English swengen, to shake, dash, from Old English swengan .] swing′er (swĭn′jər) n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

  5. www.yourdictionary.com › swingeSwinge Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Swinge Definition. To punish with blows; beat; whip. (archaic) To move like a lash; to lash. (archaic) To strike hard. (archaic) A swinging blow.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › swingeSWINGE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Swinge definition: to thrash; punish.. See examples of SWINGE used in a sentence.

  7. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › swingeswinge - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · swinge (third-person singular simple present swinges, present participle swinging or swingeing, simple past and past participle swinged) To singe.

  8. www.oed.com › dictionary › swinge_v2swinge, v.² meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    Pronunciation. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the verb swinge mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the verb swinge. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in U.S. English. Entry status.

  9. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › swingeSwinge - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    6 days ago · Definitions of swinge. verb. burn superficially or lightly. synonyms: singe. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Swinge." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/swinge. Accessed 28 Jun. 2024. Copy citation. VocabTrainer™. 2 million people have mastered 404,008,272 new words.

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › swinge_n1swinge, n.¹ meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun swinge, seven of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

  11. www.oed.com › dictionary › swinge_v1swinge, v.¹ meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    There are 11 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb swinge, nine of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. swinge has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. agriculture (late 1500s) animals (early 1600s) pathology (mid 1600s)