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swinge

swinge
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [swinj]
    • /swɪndʒ/
    • /swɪndʒ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [swinj]
    • /swɪndʒ/

Definitions of swinge word

  • verb with object swinge to singe. 1
  • verb swinge to beat, flog, or punish 0
  • verb transitive swinge to punish with blows; beat; whip 0

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Origin of swinge

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
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

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Swinge

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

swinge popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

swinge usage trend in Literature

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