swingeing
Origin of swingeing
1Other 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 HarrisonLook here: if I write you a swingeing medical certificate, will you apply for leave on the spot?'
Life's Handicap | Rudyard KiplingMeanwhile 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 EbersI gave him a swingeing box on the ear, which sent him to the police, who dismissed his complaint.
Life of Lord Byron, Vol. IV | Thomas Moore
British Dictionary definitions for swingeing
/ (ˈswɪndʒɪŋ) /
mainly British punishing; severe
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