Meaning of "swinge" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SWINGE

Old English swengan; related to Old Frisian swenga to drench, Gothic afswaggwjan to cause to sway.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SWINGE

swinge  [swɪndʒ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SWINGE

Swinge is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb swinge in English.

WHAT DOES SWINGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

The Swinge

Coordinates: 49°43′23″N 2°14′20″W / 49.723°N 2.239°W / 49.723; -2.239 Aerial shot of Alderney and Burhou, with the Swinge in between The Swinge is the strait between Alderney and Burhou in the Channel Islands. It often sees a furious tidal race, and Braye Harbour which faces it, has a mile long breakwater to cope with this. The etymology of the Swinge is probably Old Norse, related to Old Icelandic swinnr Corbet Rock lies in the Swinge. Corbet Rock is said to have been named after the ancient Corbet family of the Channel Islands. The Little Swinge is between Burhou and Les Nannels. The Race is the strait on the other side of Alderney.

Definition of swinge in the English dictionary

The definition of swinge in the dictionary is to beat, flog, or punish.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SWINGE

PRESENT

Present

I swinge

you swinge

he/she/it swinges

we swinge

you swinge

they swinge

Present continuous

I am swinging

you are swinging

he/she/it is swinging

we are swinging

you are swinging

they are swinging

Present perfect

I have swinged

you have swinged

he/she/it has swinged

we have swinged

you have swinged

they have swinged

Present perfect continuous

I have been swinging

you have been swinging

he/she/it has been swinging

we have been swinging

you have been swinging

they have been swinging

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I swinged

you swinged

he/she/it swinged

we swinged

you swinged

they swinged

Past continuous

I was swinging

you were swinging

he/she/it was swinging

we were swinging

you were swinging

they were swinging

Past perfect

I had swinged

you had swinged

he/she/it had swinged

we had swinged

you had swinged

they had swinged

Past perfect continuous

I had been swinging

you had been swinging

he/she/it had been swinging

we had been swinging

you had been swinging

they had been swinging

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will swinge

you will swinge

he/she/it will swinge

we will swinge

you will swinge

they will swinge

Future continuous

I will be swinging

you will be swinging

he/she/it will be swinging

we will be swinging

you will be swinging

they will be swinging

Future perfect

I will have swinged

you will have swinged

he/she/it will have swinged

we will have swinged

you will have swinged

they will have swinged

Future perfect continuous

I will have been swinging

you will have been swinging

he/she/it will have been swinging

we will have been swinging

you will have been swinging

they will have been swinging

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would swinge

you would swinge

he/she/it would swinge

we would swinge

you would swinge

they would swinge

Conditional continuous

I would be swinging

you would be swinging

he/she/it would be swinging

we would be swinging

you would be swinging

they would be swinging

Conditional perfect

I would have swinge

you would have swinge

he/she/it would have swinge

we would have swinge

you would have swinge

they would have swinge

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been swinging

you would have been swinging

he/she/it would have been swinging

we would have been swinging

you would have been swinging

they would have been swinging

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you swinge
we let´s swinge
you swinge

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to swinge

Past participle

swinged

Present Participle

swinging

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF SWINGE

Find out the translation of swinge to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of swinge from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «swinge» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 温格
• Translator English - Spanish: Swinge
• English: swinge
• Translator English - Hindi: दंड
• Translator English - Arabic: swinge
• Translator English - Russian: swinge
• Translator English - Portuguese: swinge
• Translator English - Bengali: swinge
• Translator English - French: Swinge
• Translator English - Malay: Swinge
• Translator English - German: swinge
• Translator English - Japanese: むち打つ
• Translator English - Korean: swinge
• Translator English - Javanese: Swinge
• Translator English - Vietnamese: đánh
• Translator English - Tamil: ஊசலாடு
• Translator English - Marathi: झोके घेणे
• Translator English - Turkish: kamçılamak
• Translator English - Italian: swinge
• Translator English - Polish: swinge
• Translator English - Ukrainian: swinge
• Translator English - Romanian: swinge
• Translator English - Greek: swinge
• Translator English - Afrikaans: swinge
• Translator English - Swedish: swinge
• Translator English - Norwegian: swinge

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SWINGE»

Discover the use of swinge in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to swinge and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The English dialect dictionary, being the complete ...

SWINGE, 11.1, $6. and ado. In g . dial. use in Se. and linghprd. swunged Sc. [ swin( )g.] 1. v. To beat, I; ras . Ayr- Swinge them to the labour, Bonus Add. of Berlubub $786) 1. 4!. Edb. Some mastenman Was soundly swing'd, :1st R3,? ( 1794) 38 ...

Joseph Wright

Encyclopaedia metropolitana: or Universal dictionary of ...

SWINGE. That then he twmg about his head, and cast among his friends ; ' Who scrambled, and took't up with Bhouts. Homer, Iliad, book iii. Not to ./filicides himselfe, he yeelds for combats set, Though cleare he must give place for pace, and ...

Edward Smedley, Hugh James Rose, Henry John Rose, 1845

Encyclopaedia Metropolitana; or, universal dictionary of ...

Not to /Eacides himselfe, he yeelds for combats set, Though cleare he must give place for pace, and free swinge of his feet. Id. lb. book xiii. Some set up swings in the streets, and get money of those who will swing in them. Dampier. Voyages ...

Edw Smedley, 1845

A glossary; or, Collection of words ... which have been ...

Swinge, s. for sway, or swing. That whilom here bare swinge among the best. Sackv- lnd. Mirr.for Mag. p. 2C0. To swinge, for to lash, as with a long tail, is used by Milton. See T. J. Swinge, for singe. This being a slight difference of spelling, is,  ...

Robert Nares, 1822

Dictionary of Newfoundland English: Second Edition with ...

swinge v EDD ~ v2; ADD. To singe, scorch; to burn the down off sea-birds after plucking the feathers. 1896 J A Folklore ix, 25 ~ the same as singe. . .is the only form heard here. 1924 ENGLAND 221 Dat feller was so nigh an' handy to hell's ...

W.J. Kirwin, G. M. Story, J.D.A. Widdowson, 1990

A new dictionary of the English language

Wherby It appeoreth that Borne sort of youth will oft haue his swinge, altliougli it be in a halter. Holin&hed. Description of England, b. ii. c. 16. □ And Ate that had wrought This anger by Saturn ia, by her bright haire he caught, Held downe her ...

Charles Richardson, 1839

The new encyclopædia; or, Universal dictionary ofarts and ...

SWINGE. n./.[from the verb.] Alway ; a sweep of any thing in motion. Not in use.— The shallow water doth her force irifrin?e, And renders vain her tail's impetuous/w /n/fi-. , Waller. (a.)SwiNGE, in geography, a river of Germany, in the duchy of ...

Encyclopaedia Perthensis, 1807

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z ...

[A.S.swingan;Ger.schwingen, to swing;alliedtowag,sway.] Swinge, swinj, v.t. tobeat, chastise: to forge, weldtogether: to wavetoand fro.—n.a lash,alashing movement.—n.Swinge′buck′ler(Shak.), onewho pretends to feats of arms,a blusterer.

Various

the penny magazine of the society for the duffusion of ...

The " Swinge'' is on the north side, between Alderney and another island called Berhou. Mr. Inglis, who visited Alderney from Guernsey, says the sun was setting before they entered the " Swinge." As it got lower the boatmen tugged the harder  ...

‎1837

The Penny Magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of ...

The " Swinge-' is on the north side, between Alderney and another island called Berhon. Mr. Inglis, who visited Alderney from Guernsey, says , the sun was setting before they entered the " Swinge." As it got lower the boatmen tugged the  ...

Charles Knight, 1837

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SWINGE»

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– Han har et kroppsspråk og en mimikk som rett og slett er til å le av

Hun framførte deretter La det swinge som tysk operette, ikledd en drakt av samtidsmusikk og som standard jazz-låt. Gihle kommer til, og sammen drar de til med ... «Oppland Arbeiderblad, Jun 15»

Roger Cicero Konzert in Berlin - Zu meinem 45. Geburtstag swinge …

Geburtstag swinge ich auf dem Gendarmenmarkt. Von Norbert Koch-Klaucke. Roger Cicero („Frauen regier'n die Welt“) freut sich auf die Geburtstags-Show in ... «Berliner Kurier, Jun 15»

Adana'daki "swinger" çetesinin villası görüntülendi

Adana Emniyet Müdürlüğü Asayiş Şube Müdürlüğü'ne bağlı Ahlak Büro Amirliği ekipleri şafak vakti yaptığı operasyonda eş değiştirerek para karşılığı fuhuş ... «HABERTURK, May 15»

30 år siden Bobbysocks lot det swinge

SEIER: Bobbysocks vant den internasjonale Melodi Grand Prix-finalen 4. mai 1985 med låten «La det swinge». Finalen ble arrangert i Göteborg. (Foto: Scanpix) ... «VG, May 15»

Nos lanzamos al club swinger Lupita Roma

Cuando alguien menciona que le latiría ir a un bar swinger el fin de semana, regularmente quien lo escucha le lanza una mirada de suspicacia y le clava la ... «Chilango, Apr 15»

Portland fire official reprimanded for tipping off swinger's club

PORTLAND — An assistant fire marshal in Portland has been reprimanded for tipping off a swinger's club that no fire inspectors would be working on the night of ... «The Columbian, Feb 15»

Wyman (77) lot det swinge

Gode gamle Bill Wyman (77) og hans godt voksne Rythm Kings fikk det til å svinge på Båthusteatret torsdag kveld. Som forventet fikk publikum en stor dose ... «Fredrikstad Blad, Nov 14»

Norway to bring out the big guns for Melodi Grand Prix 2015

When Elisabeth Andreassen and Hanne Krogh won the Eurovision Song Contest with La Det Swinge 30 yeasr ago, the orchestra played a very important role in ... «Eurovision.tv, Nov 14»

Lar det swinge i hodet

Jarlsberg Swing-Vestfold Swingklubb er et populært møtepunkt for danseglade. Jon-Ivar Jørnby danser først og fremst fordi det er gøy. Hjernetrim er en bonus. «Tønsberg Blad, Oct 14»

Película boricua de swingers causa euforia

Y es que el filme toca el tema de los “swingers”, parejas que integran a una tercera persona para tener relaciones sexuales o intercambian la intimidad con ... «Primera Hora, Jul 14»