swingeing

[ swin-jing ]

adjectiveChiefly British.
  1. enormous; thumping.

Origin of swingeing

1
First recorded in 1560–70; swinge1 + -ing2

Other words from swingeing

  • swinge·ing·ly, adverb

Words Nearby swingeing

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How to use swingeing in a sentence

  • And presently he was reading aloud from the letter in the "Post," reading retributively; one swingeing phrase after another.

    V. V.'s Eyes | Henry Sydnor Harrison
  • Look here: if I write you a swingeing medical certificate, will you apply for leave on the spot?'

    Life's Handicap | Rudyard Kipling
  • 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.

    Uarda, Complete | Georg Ebers
  • I gave him a swingeing box on the ear, which sent him to the police, who dismissed his complaint.

British Dictionary definitions for swingeing

swingeing

/ (ˈswɪndʒɪŋ) /


adjective
  1. mainly British punishing; severe

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