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 [swin-jing]  

swinge·ing

   [swin-jing]
adjective Chiefly British.
1.
enormous; thumping.
2.
Slang. swinging (def. 3).
Origin:
1560–70; swinge1 + -ing2

Related forms
swinge·ing·ly, adverb

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swinge

1   [swinj]
verb (used with object), swinged, swinge·ing. British Dialect.
to thrash; punish.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English swengen to shake, smite, Old English swengan, causative of swingan to swing, or denominative derivative of Old English sweng a blow

Related forms
swing·er  [swin-jer] , noun

swinge

2   [swinj]
verb (used with object), swinged, swinge·ing.
to singe.
Origin:
1580–90; obscurely akin to singe
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swingeing (ˈswɪndʒɪŋ)
 
—adj
chiefly (Brit) punishing; severe

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