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- [swingk]
- /swɪŋk/
- /ˈswɪŋk/
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- [swingk]
- /swɪŋk/
Definitions of swink word
- verb swink to toil or drudge 0
- noun swink toil or drudgery 0
- noun swink labor; toil 0
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Origin of swink
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English swinken, Old English swincan; akin to swing1
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Parts of speech for Swink
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
swink popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% 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.
Top questions with swink
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