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- [swee-nee]
- /ˈswi ni/
- /ˈswiː.ni/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [swee-nee]
- /ˈswi ni/
Definitions of sweeny word
- noun sweeny atrophy of the shoulder muscles in horses. 1
- noun sweeny a wasting of the shoulder muscles of a horse, esp as the result of a nerve injury 0
- noun sweeny atrophy of the shoulder muscles of horses 0
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Origin of sweeny
First appearance:
before 1820 One of the 38% newest English words
1820-30, Americanism; compare dialectal German Schweine, Pennsylvania German Schwinne atrophy, Old English swindan to pine away, disappear
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Parts of speech for Sweeny
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sweeny popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
sweeny usage trend in Literature
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