swinge

swinge  (swnj)

tr.v. swinged, swinge·ing also swing·ing, swing·es Archaic

To punish with blows; thrash; beat.

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[Middle English swengen, to shake, dash, from Old English swengan.]

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swinger (swnjr) n.

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swinge [swɪndʒ]

vb swinges, swingeing, swinging swinged

(tr) Archaic to beat, flog, or punish

[Old English swengan; related to Old Frisian swenga to drench, Gothic afswaggwjan to cause to sway; see swing]

Thesaurus

Verb

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swinge - burn superficially or lightly; "I singed my eyebrows" singe blacken, char, sear, scorch - burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color; "The cook blackened the chicken breast"; "The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece"; "the flames scorched the ceiling"