Meaning

2 senses

  1. (archaic)A swinging blow.

  2. (obsolete)Power; sway; influence.

Examples

41 sentences

  1. Tom is swinging on a swing.

    Том гойдається на гойдалці. — deniko

    ruТом качается на качелях. — nina99nv

    deTom schaukelt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  2. Why do people like swinging on swings?

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  3. He got a good grip on the bat before swinging.

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  4. Do you think swinging on a swing is good exercise?

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  5. Do you think that swinging on a swing is good exercise?

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Origin

From Middle English swengen (“to strike”), from Old English swenġan (“to dash, strike; to

From Middle English swengen (“to strike”), from Old English swenġan (“to dash, strike; to cause to swing”), from Proto-West Germanic *swangijan (“to cause to swing”).

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Forms

plural: swinges
Singularswinge
Pluralswinges

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
swindlerswineswingB2swingerswipeswirl

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