swingeing

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb burn superficially or lightly
  2. adjective severe; punishingly bad

Etymology

From swinge + -ing. Swinge is derived from Middle English swengen (“to strike”), from Old English swengan (“to dash, strike; to cause to swing”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

singe, swinge

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