swinge
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Is swinge a Scrabble word?
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What is the meaning of swinge?
Definition
verb (English)
1. (obsolete) To singe.Examples: "The scorching flame fore swinged all his face"obsolete
2. (archaic) To move like a lash; to lash.Examples: "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."archaic
3. (archaic) To strike hard.Examples: "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."archaic
4. (obsolete) To chastise; to beat.Examples: "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"obsolete
noun (English)
1. (archaic) A swinging blow.archaic
2. (obsolete) Power; sway; influence.obsolete
Definition source: Wiktionary