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swingeing
Word definitions for swingeing in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Swinge \Swinge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Swinged (sw[i^]njd); p. pr. & vb. n. Swingeing (sw[i^]nj"[i^]ng).] [OE. swengen, AS. swengan to shake, causative of swingan. See Swing .] To beat soundly; to whip; to chastise; to punish. I had swinged him soundly. --Shak. ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
1 (context British English) large, immense 2 powerful, scathing (''a swingeing verbal attack'') v (context archaic English) (present participle of swinge English)
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. severe; punishingly bad; "swingeing taxation"; "swingeing damages awarded by the judge"
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
adjective EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Price rises were ineffective unless they were so swingeing as to be ruinous. ▪ The conference kicked off with a swingeing attack on local government reform by Arthur Midwinter, professor of politics at Strathclyde University. ...
Usage examples of swingeing.
Ox he had, and a swingeing big Pig, that weighed some six or seven hundred weight, that he was plaguy proud of, but he never offered the old minister anything to eat or drink.
He would have liked to leave the banqueting hall at once with a swingeing curse.
Mogand the swingeing penalty clause for premature discharge was matched by one for premature reclamaof responsibility.