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"