swingeing
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verb (used with object), swinged, swinge·ing. British Dialect.
to thrash; punish.
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| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
verb (used with object), swinged, swinge·ing.
to singe.
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| —vb , swinges, swingeing, swinging, swinged | |
| archaic (tr) to beat, flog, or punish | |
| [Old English swengan; related to Old Frisian swenga to drench, Gothic afswaggwjan to cause to sway; see | |
| swingeing (ˈswɪndʒɪŋ) | |
| —adj | |
| chiefly (Brit) punishing; severe | |
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Example sentences
If the cuts are swingeing, then the prize for inventors everywhere will be reduced.
Despite headlines of swingeing salary cuts, too little has happened.
The sword ban is less swingeing, since exceptions will be made for martial-arts clubs and collectors.
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