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swinge

Pronunciation: /swɪnd͡ʒ/

The English word “swinge” has 6 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To singe.
  2. To move like a lash; to lash.
  3. To strike hard.
  4. To chastise; to beat.

noun

  1. A swinging blow.
  2. Power; sway; influence.

Etymology

From Middle English swengen (“to strike”), from Old English swenġan (“to dash, strike; to cause to swing”), from Proto-West Germanic *swangijan (“to cause to swing”).

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