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单词 swingeing
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
swinge•ing  (swinjing),USA pronunciation adj. [Chiefly Brit.]
  1. enormous;
    thumping.
  2. [Slang.]swinging (def. 3).
  • swinge1 + -ing2 1560–70
swingeing•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
swingeing /ˈswɪndʒɪŋ/ adj
  1. chiefly Brit punishing; severe
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
swinge1 (swinj),USA pronunciation v.t., swinged, swinge•ing. [Brit. Dial.]
  1. British Termsto thrash; punish.
  • Middle English swengen to shake, smite, Old English swengan, causative of swingan to swing, or denominative derivative of Old English sweng a blow 1250–1300
swing•er  (swinjər),USA pronunciation n. 
swinge2 (swinj),USA pronunciation v.t., swinged, swinge•ing. 
  1. to singe.
  • obscurely akin to singe 1580–90

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
swinge /swɪndʒ/ vb (swinges, swingeing, swinging, swinged)
  1. (transitive) archaic to beat, flog, or punish
Etymology: Old English swengan; related to Old Frisian swenga to drench, Gothic afswaggwjan to cause to sway; see swing
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