swingeing

[ swin-jing ]

/ ˈswɪn dʒɪŋ /

adjective Chiefly British.

enormous; thumping.

Slang. swinging (def. 3).

Origin of swingeing

First recorded in 1560–70; swinge¹ + -ing²

OTHER WORDS FROM swingeing

swinge·ing·ly, adverb

Words nearby swingeing

swingboat, swing bridge, swing by, swing door, swinge, swingeing, swinger, swinging, swinging door, swinging voter, swing into action

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Example sentences from the Web for swingeing

The jolly yeoman cut a rasher of bacon, which Cicely soon broiled, and her father added a swingeing tankard of his best ale.
Waverley|Sir Walter Scott
Nor were his thoughts in line with the swingeing sentences he had just been writing in the exercise-book.
Angela's Business|Henry Sydnor Harrison
O that I could see a swingeing mullet extended on a swingeing dish!
The Works of Horace|Horace
A swingeing St. Christopher, fording a brook with a child on his shoulders, cannot fail of attracting attention.
Italy; with sketches of Spain and Portugal|William Beckford

Look here: if I write you a swingeing medical certificate, will you apply for leave on the spot?'
Life's Handicap|Rudyard Kipling

British Dictionary definitions for swingeing

swingeing

/ (ˈswɪndʒɪŋ) /

adjective

mainly British punishing; severe

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单词	swingeing
释义	swingeing [ swin-jing ] / ˈswɪn dʒɪŋ / adjective Chiefly British. enormous; thumping. Slang. swinging (def. 3). Origin of swingeing First recorded in 1560–70; swinge¹ + -ing² OTHER WORDS FROM swingeing swinge·ing·ly, adverb Words nearby swingeing swingboat, swing bridge, swing by, swing door, swinge, swingeing, swinger, swinging, swinging door, swinging voter, swing into action Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for swingeing The jolly yeoman cut a rasher of bacon, which Cicely soon broiled, and her father added a swingeing tankard of his best ale. Waverley\|Sir Walter Scott Nor were his thoughts in line with the swingeing sentences he had just been writing in the exercise-book. Angela's Business\|Henry Sydnor Harrison O that I could see a swingeing mullet extended on a swingeing dish! The Works of Horace\|Horace A swingeing St. Christopher, fording a brook with a child on his shoulders, cannot fail of attracting attention. Italy; with sketches of Spain and Portugal\|William Beckford Look here: if I write you a swingeing medical certificate, will you apply for leave on the spot?' Life's Handicap\|Rudyard Kipling British Dictionary definitions for swingeing swingeing / (ˈswɪndʒɪŋ) / adjective mainly British punishing; severe Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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