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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

    Verb (1) Middle English swengen to shake, from Old English swengan; akin to Old English swingan. Verb (2) alteration of singe. First Known Use. Verb (1) 12th century, in the meaning defined above.

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

    to punish with blows; beat; whip. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

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

    Jun 30, 2024 · swinge (third-person singular simple present swinges, present participle swinging or swingeing, simple past and past participle swinged) To singe.

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

    burn superficially or lightly.

  6. 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.

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

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

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

    Define swinge. swinge synonyms, swinge pronunciation, swinge translation, English dictionary definition of swinge. tr.v. swinged , swinge·ing also swing·ing , swing·es Archaic To punish with blows; thrash; beat. swing′er n.

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

    The earliest known use of the verb swinge is in the late 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for swinge is from 1590, in the writing of Edmund Spenser, poet and administrator in Ireland. swinge is perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item.

  10. www.wordnik.com › words › swingeswinge - definition and meaning - Wordnik

    from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition. transitive verb To punish with blows; thrash; beat. from The Century Dictionary. To beat; strike; whip; of persons, to chastise; punish. To move, as a lash; lash; swing. To forge; weld together, as by beating with a hammer; swage. noun A singe. To singe.

  11. wordshake.com › definition › swingeswinge - The Visual Dictionary

    swinge Play transitive verb. To punish with blows; thrash; beat. noun. A lashing movement; a lash. noun. Sway; control. To singe. To beat; strike; whip; of persons, to chastise; punish. To move, as a lash; lash; swing. To forge; weld together, as by beating with a hammer; swage. noun. A singe. noun. The portion of a flail which falls upon the ...