Crossword clues for swang
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Swang \Swang\, n. [Cf. Swamp.] A swamp. [Prov. Eng.]
Swang \Swang\, obs. imp. of Swing.
Swing \Swing\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Swung; Archaic imp. Swang; p. pr. & vb. n. Swinging.] [OE. swingen, AS. swingan to scourge, to fly, to flutter; akin to G. schwingen to winnow, to swingle, oscillate, sich schwingen to leap, to soar, OHG. swingan to throw, to scourge, to soar, Sw. svinga to swing, to whirl, Dan. svinge. Cf. Swagger, Sway, Swinge, Swink.]
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To move to and fro, as a body suspended in the air; to wave; to vibrate; to oscillate.
I tried if a pendulum would swing faster, or continue swinging longer, in case of exsuction of the air.
--Boyle. To sway or move from one side or direction to another; as, the door swung open.
To use a swing; as, a boy swings for exercise or pleasure. See Swing, n., 3.
(Naut.) To turn round by action of wind or tide when at anchor; as, a ship swings with the tide.
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To be hanged. [Colloq.]
--D. Webster.To swing round the circle, to make a complete circuit.
He had swung round the circle of theories and systems in which his age abounded, without finding relief.
--A. V. G. Allen.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
obsolete past tense of swing (v.).
Wiktionary
n. A swamp. vb. 1 (context archaic and dialectal English) (en-simple past of: swing). Now largely replaced by swung. 2 (context African American vernacular slang English) To steer one's vehicle from side to side while drive.
Wikipedia
Swang may refer to:
- Swang (song), single by southern rapper Trae
- Swang (dance drama), popular folk theatre form, from India
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Usage examples of "swang".
I sat up with an effort, swang my legs slowly over the side of the bed, and panted against the pain.
She swang the suitcase to one hand, then changed her mind and tried the other.
The branches on which I was suspended over the yawning chasm swang to and fro in the air, and I expected them every moment to snap in twain.
And more because these thoughts had made him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with all his force out of the bed.
Her pigtails swang up and back each time the switch cut into her lazy ass.
The man swore and swang on him, so Branahan belted him one on the side of the head with the flash, and the man staggered back against the wall.
The bathroom door swang back and forth behind me as I walked rapidly back to the restaurant.
Then it swang right around the other way when he was pretty well cleared.
Langville House swang to and fro, and sent its call far and wide over the premises.