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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

    transitive verb. dialect. : singe, scorch. Examples of swinge in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web. Verb. Not so reassuring for any commoners, faced with an ongoing cost-of-living crisis and swingeing arts cuts liable only to seal the drawbridge shut. Mike McCahill, Variety, 8 May 2023.

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

    Swinge is an archaic verb meaning to beat, flog, or punish. It is also a noun meaning a blow or a thrashing. See examples, synonyms, and word origin.

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

    Swinge is an archaic verb meaning to punish with blows or thrash. It is also a past tense and past participle of swinge, which means to burn superficially or lightly.

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

    Jun 28, 2024 · Definitions of swinge. verb. burn superficially or lightly. synonyms: singe. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Swinge." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/swinge. Accessed 28 Jun. 2024. Copy citation. VocabTrainer™. 2 million people have mastered 404,008,272 new words.

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

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

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

    Swinge, v.² is a verb meaning to scourge or flog, used in U.S. English. It is a variant or alteration of singe, v. and has been attested since the late 1500s.

  8. www.yourdictionary.com › swingeSwinge Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Swinge is an archaic verb meaning to punish with blows or to move like a lash. It comes from Middle English swengen, which means to shake or dash.