Whopping vs Swingeing - What's the difference?
whopping | swingeing | Synonyms |
exceptionally large or great
(archaic)
(British) large, immense
powerful, scathing (a swingeing verbal attack )
* The Economist , June 16th 2012. "Special Report: The melting north", p. 4.
Swingeing is a synonym of whopping.
As adjectives the difference between whopping and swingeing
is that whopping is exceptionally large or great while swingeing is large, immense.As verbs the difference between whopping and swingeing
is that whopping is present participle of lang=en while swingeing is present participle of lang=en.whopping
English
Adjective
(-)- It weighed a whopping 700 pounds, when it was full.
Verb
(head)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 .