Swinge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Swinged p. pr. & vb. n. Swingeing ]
1. To beat soundly; to whip; to chastise; to punish.
I had swinged him soundly. --Shak.
And swinges his own vices in his son. --C. Dryden.
2. To move as a lash; to lash. [Obs.]
Swinges the scaly horror of his folded tail. --Milton.
Swinge·ing, a. Huge; very large. [Colloq.] --Arbuthnot. --Byron. -- Swinge*ing*ly, adv.
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swingeing
adj : severe; punishingly bad; "swingeing taxation"; "swingeing
damages awarded by the judge"