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Definition of Swingeing
1. Adjective. Severe; punishingly bad. "Swingeing damages awarded by the judge"
Similar to: Bad
Definition of Swingeing
1. a. Huge; very large.
Definition of Swingeing
1. Verb. (archaic) (present participle of swinge) ¹
2. Adjective. (British) large, immense ¹
3. Adjective. powerful, scathing (''a swingeing verbal attack'') ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Swingeing
1. swinge [v] - See also: swinge
Lexicographical Neighbors of Swingeing
Literary usage of Swingeing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Slang Dictionary: Etymological, Historical, and Anecdotal by John Camden Hotten (1874)
"As a swingeing blow, swingeing damages, &c. Swipe, at cricket, to hit hard with a
... Most probably a condensation of " wipe swingeing" or " swinging wipe. ..."
2. Thomas Otway by Thomas Otway (1888)
"Come along with me, come along with me;. sneak after meat a distance, that nobody
take notice: swingeing fellows, Mally—swingeing fellows, ..."
3. The Slang Dictionary: Etymological, Historical, and Anecdotal by John Camden Hotten (1874)
"As a swingeing blow, swingeing damages, &c. Swipe, at cricket, to hit hard with a
... Most probably a condensation of " wipe swingeing" or " swinging wipe. ..."
4. Thomas Otway by Thomas Otway (1888)
"Come along with me, come along with me;. sneak after meat a distance, that nobody
take notice: swingeing fellows, Mally—swingeing fellows, ..."
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