swinge

[ swinj ]

/ swɪndʒ /

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verb (used with object), swinged, swinge·ing.British Dialect.

to thrash; punish.

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Origin of swinge

1250–1300; Middle English swengen to shake, smite, Old English swengan, causative of swingan to swing, or denominative derivative of Old English sweng a blow

OTHER WORDS FROM swinge

swing·er

[swin-jer], /ˈswɪn dʒər/, noun

Words nearby swinge

swingbeat, swingboat, swing bridge, swing by, swing door, swinge, swingeing, swinger, swinging, swinging door, swinging voter

Other definitions for swinge (2 of 2)

swinge²

[ swinj ]

/ swɪndʒ /

verb (used with object), swinged, swinge·ing.

to singe.

Origin of swinge

First recorded in 1580–90; obscurely akin to singe

How to use swinge in a sentence

Meanwhile, game purchases are swinging in the direction of digital downloads and even streaming.
The GameStop stock situation isn’t about populism. It’s about whether the market is ‘real.’|Mikhail Klimentov|February 1, 2021|Washington Post
Quickly lower into a squat, then explosively jump as high as you can while swinging your arms overhead for momentum.
How to Train Power for the Lower Body|Hayden Carpenter|January 27, 2021|Outside Online
Jackson left early for a ball thrown by his own supporters, but it was a dud because nearly everyone who mattered in Washington was at the Adams house, swinging round and round with John Quincy.
Not all presidents’ dance skills are created equal|Bonnie Berkowitz, Joanne Lee|January 21, 2021|Washington Post
Love even spoke of swinging by McDonald’s to get Exotic a McRib sandwich.
Inside the stretch limo where ‘Tiger King’ star Joe Exotic’s team waited for a pardon that never came|Maura Judkis|January 20, 2021|Washington Post

On Thursday, one Republican lawmaker came out swinging to deny any involvement in that incident, although no Democrats have publicly named her.
As Democrats push for probe of GOP ties to riots, Rep. Lauren Boebert denies involvement, says she’s getting ‘death threats’|Katie Shepherd|January 15, 2021|Washington Post
Call the quean up; if my men want shoe-thread, Ill swinge her in a stirrup.
The Mermaid Series. Edited by H. Ellis. The best plays of the old dramatists. Thomas Dekker. Edited, with an introduction and notes by Ernest Rhys.|Thomas Dekker
Wherby it appereth that some sort of youth will oft haue his swinge, although it be in a halter.
Chronicles (1 of 6): The Description of Britaine|Raphaell Holinshed

British Dictionary definitions for swinge

swinge

/ (swɪndʒ) /

verb swinges, swingeing, swinging or swinged

(tr) archaic to beat, flog, or punish

Word Origin for swinge

Old English swengan; related to Old Frisian swenga to drench, Gothic afswaggwjan to cause to sway; see swing

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