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swingeing
[ swin-jing ]
swingeing
/ ˈswɪndʒɪŋ /
adjective
- punishing; severe
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Other Words From
- swingeing·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of swingeing1
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Example Sentences
And presently he was reading aloud from the letter in the "Post," reading retributively; one swingeing phrase after another.
Look here: if I write you a swingeing medical certificate, will you apply for leave on the spot?'
Meanwhile Closure moved; what's more, carried on division by swingeing majority of over a hundred.
He would have liked to leave the banqueting hall at once with a swingeing curse.
I gave him a swingeing box on the ear, which sent him to the police, who dismissed his complaint.
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