swingeing
swinge·ing/ˈswɪnd͡ʒɪŋ/adjective
swingeing is spelled S-W-I-N-G-E-I-N-G: 9 letters and 2 syllables (swinge·ing). It appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, swingeing means “Huge, immense” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in swingeing?
| Letters | 9: S-W-I-N-G-E-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: swinge·ing |
| In writing | about once in every 38 million words; the 189,524th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is swingeing?
Swingeing appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce swingeing?
- UK /ˈswɪnd͡ʒɪŋ/
- US /ˈswɪnd͡ʒɪŋ/
Swingeing has 2 syllables, split swinge·ing in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-swingeing.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of swingeing
- more swingeing comparative
- most swingeing superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does swingeing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
UKHuge, immense.
- 2
Heavy; powerful; strong.
a swingeing verbal attack
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does swingeing come from?
From swinge + -ing. Swinge is derived from Middle English swengen (“to strike”), from Old English swengan (“to dash, strike; to cause to swing”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).