Swingeing vs Swinge - What's the difference?
swingeing | swinge | Related terms |
(archaic)
(British) large, immense
powerful, scathing (a swingeing verbal attack )
* The Economist , June 16th 2012. "Special Report: The melting north", p. 4.
(obsolete) To singe.
(archaic) To move like a lash; to lash.
* Milton
(archaic) To strike hard.
* Shakespeare
* C. Dryden
* Aphra Behn (1640-89) The Feigned Courtesans . This edition: (The plays of) Aphra Behn. Oxford University press 2000. p.233. ISBN 0192834517
Swingeing is a related term of swinge.
In context|archaic|lang=en terms the difference between swingeing and swinge
is that swingeing is (archaic) while swinge is (archaic) a swinging blow.As verbs the difference between swingeing and swinge
is that swingeing is (archaic) while swinge is (obsolete) to singe.As an adjective swingeing
is (british) large, immense.As a noun swinge is
(archaic) a swinging blow.swingeing
English
Verb
(head)Adjective
(en adjective)- Perhaps not since the felling of America's vast forests ... has the world seen such a spectacular environmental change. The consequences for Arctic ecosystems will be swingeing .
Synonyms
* whoppingswinge
English
Verb
(d)- (Spenser)
- Swinges the scaly horror of his folded tail.
- I had swinged him soundly.
- And swinges his own vices in his son.
- Sir Feeble: Tis jelousy, the old worm that bites. [To Sir Cautious] Whom is it that you suspect.
- Sir Cautious: Alas I know not whom to suspect, I would I did; but if you discover him, I would swinge him.