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Swinge v. & n. See Singe. [Obs.]
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, n.
1. The sweep of anything in motion; a swinging blow; a swing. [Obs.]
2. Power; sway; influence. [Obs.]
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swinge
v : burn superficially or lightly; "I singed my eyebrows" [syn:
singe]