swingle
To beat or flog, especially for extracting the fibres from flax stalksTo beat or flog, especially for extracting the fibres from flax stalks; to scutch.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To beat or flog, especially for extracting the fibres from flax stalks; to scutch.
To dangle; to wave hanging.
(UK, dialectal, obsolete)To swing for pleasure.
Origin
The noun is from Middle English swingel, from Old English swingel, swingelle (“whip, scourThe noun is from Middle English swingel, from Old English swingel, swingelle (“whip, scourge”), equivalent to swing + -le. Related to Middle Dutch swingel, swengel, Dutch zwingel, zwengel. Doublet of swingel.
From swing + -le (frequentative suffix).
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Forms
swingles, swingling, swingled, swingledWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.