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Meaning of "swingeing" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SWINGEING

swingeing  [ˈswɪndʒɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SWINGEING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Swingeing is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SWINGEING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of swingeing in the English dictionary

The definition of swingeing in the dictionary is punishing; severe.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SWINGEING


aging
ˈeɪdʒɪŋ
avenging
əˈvendʒɪŋ
Beijing
ˈbeɪˈdʒɪŋ
challenging
ˈtʃælɪndʒɪŋ
changing
ˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ
cringing
ˈkrɪndʒɪŋ
emerging
ɪˈmɜːdʒɪŋ
engaging
ɪnˈɡeɪdʒɪŋ
flanging
ˈflændʒɪŋ
imaging
ˈɪmɪdʒɪŋ
lodging
ˈlɒdʒɪŋ
managing
ˈmænɪdʒɪŋ
messaging
ˈmɛsɪdʒɪŋ
packaging
ˈpækɪdʒɪŋ
plunging
ˈplʌndʒɪŋ
revenging
rɪˈvɛndʒɪŋ
unchallenging
ʌnˈtʃælɪndʒɪŋ
unchanging
ʌnˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ
whingeing
ˈwɪndʒɪŋ
wide-ranging
ˌwaɪdˈreɪndʒɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SWINGEING

swing shift
swing space
swing the lead
swing vote
swing voter
swing-bin
swing-wing
swingbeat
swingboat
swinge
swingeingly
swinger
swinging
swinging door
swinging single
Swinging Sixties
swinging voter
swingingly
swingism
swingle

WORDS THAT END LIKE SWINGEING

ageing
anti-ageing
being
blueing
call into being
canoeing
dyeing
far-seeing
for the time being
horseshoeing
human being
photo-ageing
seeing
sightseeing
snowshoeing
Supreme Being
tie-dyeing
unageing
unseeing
wellbeing

Synonyms and antonyms of swingeing in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SWINGEING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «swingeing» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of swingeing

Translation of «swingeing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SWINGEING

Find out the translation of swingeing to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of swingeing from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «swingeing» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

swingeing
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

swingeing
570 millions of speakers

English

swingeing
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ताक़तवर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

swingeing
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

подавляющем
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

drástica
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

swingeing
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

drastiques
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Swinging
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

swingeing
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

swingeing
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

swingeing
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Swinging
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hành hung
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தந்துவரும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्वैच्छिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ağır
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

swingeing
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

drastycznych
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

переважній
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

drastice
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εξοντωτική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

enorm
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

känn
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

swingeing
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of swingeing

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SWINGEING»

The term «swingeing» is normally little used and occupies the 121.001 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SWINGEING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «swingeing» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «swingeing» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about swingeing

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SWINGEING»

Discover the use of swingeing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to swingeing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Richard Hamilton: Swingeing London 67 (f)
One of the defining paintings of British Pop art, Richard Hamilton's Swingeing London 67 (f) depicts two men--Mick Jagger and Hamilton's art dealer Robert Fraser--handcuffed together in the back of a police van.
Andrew Wilson, 2011
2
Dictionary of Confusable Words
SWINGING/SWINGEING 227 supplement/complement To supplement something is to add to it: 'She supplemented her son's lunch with an apple or an orange.' To complement something is to supply something that matches or blends with ...
Adrian Room, 2013
3
Paperback Oxford English Dictionary
738 swingeing /swin-jing/ adj. Brit. severe or otherwise extreme: swingeing cuts in expenditure. – origin Old English, 'shatter'. swinging adj. informal lively, exciting, and fashionable. swipe informal v. (swipes, swiping, swiped) 1 hit or try to hit ...
Oxford Dictionaries,, Maurice Waite, 2012
4
Quite Literally: Problem Words and how to Use Them
to swinge is archaic for to beat but the adjective swingeing (with an e to distinguish it from swinging) meaning thumping, great, survives (swingeing increases in taxation). swop see swap syndrome a syndrome is a group of symptoms (ie the ...
Wynford Hicks, 2004
5
Pocket Oxford English Dictionary
sweetie. |. swingeing. 928 sweetie n. informal 1 Brit. a sweet. 2 used as a term of affection. sweetmeat n. old use a sweet or item of sweet food. sweetness n. the quality of being sweet. sweetness and light pleasantness or harmony. sweet pea  ...
Maurice Waite, 2013
6
The Black Garland; Containing the Holy Puzzle; the Meikle ...
Wha has not heard 0' the thund'ring Chiel' ' '-'_ Wi' twa lang horns and a swingeing tail! 'Tis said that the Deil lang dwelt i' the North, Directing the storms of wind and hail; But southward now he's sallying forth Wi' twa lang horns and a ...
‎1827
7
Benezit Dictionary of British Graphic Artists and Illustrators
Auction Records London, 30 june 1977: Fashion-plate Study (collage, enamel, gouache and cosmetics/paper, 271/2 x 19% ins/70 >< 50 cm) GBP 4,000 London , 13 july 1978: Swingeing London 67 (1968, etching and watercolour with collage  ...
Oxford University Press, 2012
8
Dictionary of Americanisms, Briticisms, Canadianisms and ...
Br. boatshaped swing with seats for several people at fairs. swing bridgeBr. bridge that canbe pulled upwards when tallships need to pass through. swing doorBr.,Aus. /esp. Am.,Can.swinging door/ swinging door. swingeing esp.Br. 1. ( esp. of ...
V. S. Matyushenkov, 2010
9
The Book of Dreams and Ghosts: Easyread Edition
Begin with Great Swingeing Falsehoods. The Opposite Method to be used in telling Ghost Stones. Begin with the more Familiar and Credible. Sleep. Dreams. Ghosts are identical with Waking Dreams. Possibility of being Asleep when we think ...
Andrew Lang, 2006
10
Scholarly Editing in the Computer Age: Theory and Practice
In proof stage, Thackeray was evidently concerned with deleting "at first" and changing "swinging" to "swingeing." He [apparently] did not notice that the compositor had misread "my" as "the" (partly understandable, given the handwriting), and ...
Peter L. Shillingsburg, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SWINGEING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term swingeing is used in the context of the following news items.
1
New bus timetables released after council agree swingeing cuts
The changes have been long-expected after Herts County Council agreed controversial plans to cut £1.471million from the bus budget. It will affect all ... «Hemel Gazette, Jul 15»
2
Powys County Council warns of more swingeing cuts on the way
Cash-strapped Powys County Council has warned of further austerity measures after announcing it must find a further £47 million of funding cuts by 2020. «shropshirestar.com, Jun 15»
3
Aid goes to foreign police forces as our own suffers swingeing cuts
Aid goes to foreign police forces as our own suffers swingeing cuts. But government defends foreign aid pledge. By Emma Woollacott, Jun 2, 2015. «AOL Money UK, Jun 15»
4
Deutsche Bank plans swingeing cuts to drive recovery in profits
Germany's largest financial institution, Deutsche Bank, has entered a crucial phase in its 145 year history: presenting a €3.5 billion savings and re-organisation ... «Irish Times, Apr 15»
5
Swingeing cuts befall Northern Ireland theatre companies
Northern Ireland's cultural sector has been left reeling after the arts council announced cuts to a number of organisations, prompting warnings of redundancies ... «The Stage, Mar 15»
6
West Midlands police face swingeing cuts
A West Midlands police officer. Senior officers expect severe cuts regardless of who wins this May's general election. Photograph: Joe Giddens/PA. «The Guardian, Feb 15»
7
Powys County Council set for swingeing cuts and council tax rises
More than £16 million of cuts including secondary school closures, moving to three week bin collections and ceasing funding of theatres are being ... «shropshirestar.com, Jan 15»
8
Rio 2016 ticketholders seeking to resell tickets through unofficial …
If, however, they resell them to someone not officially authorised to deal in Olympic tickets, they leave themselves open to the possibility of this swingeing fine. «Insidethegames.biz, Jan 15»
9
More swingeing cuts lop £9.6m from council budget
The data that has been provided by the Department for Communities and Local Government shows Rochdale council's 'spending power' – that is, the total ... «Manchester Evening News, Dec 14»
10
Walsall Manor Hospital boss fears 'significant' impact of swingeing
Walsall Manor Hospital boss fears 'significant' impact of swingeing council cuts. By Walsall Advertiser | Posted: December 06, 2014. By Lee Kettle. Richard Kirby ... «Walsall Advertiser, Dec 14»

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