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swingan

Pronunciation: /ˈswin.ɡɑn/

“swingan” is an Old English word. Its 6 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to swinge, flog, beat, scourge
  2. to chastise, afflict, plague
  3. to give a blow with the hand
  4. to whip a top, cream, etc.
  5. to strike, dash
  6. to beat, flap

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *swingan (“to swing”).

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