Meaning

(obsolete) To singe..

Definitions by Sense

1. (obsolete) To singe.
2. (archaic) To move like a lash; to lash.
3. (archaic) To strike hard.
4. (obsolete) To chastise; to beat.
5. (archaic) A swinging blow.
6. (obsolete) Power; sway; influence.

Example Sentences

The scorching flame fore swinged all his face

Th' old Dragon underground / In ſtraiter limits bound, / Not half ſo far caſts his uſurped ſvvay, / And vvrath to ſee his Kingdom fail, / Svvindges the ſcaly Horrour of his foulded tail.

For certaine words he ſpake againſt your Grace / In your retirment, I had ſwing'd him ſoundly.

Sir Fee[ble]. 'Tis—Jealouſie, the old VVorm that bites— [Aſide] VVho is it you ſuſpect? / Sir Cau[tious]. Alas I knovv not vvhom to ſuſpect, I vvou'd I did; but if you cou'd diſcover him—I vvou'd ſo ſvvinge him.—

And ſwinges his own Vices in his Son.

O, the passion of God, so I shall be swinged. / So, my bones shall be bangedǃ / The porridge pot is stolenː what, Lob, say, / Come away, and be hangedǃ

Word Forms

• swinges
• swinging
• swingeing
• swinged

Synonyms for swinge

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When Should You Use Swinge?

Use swinge when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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