swingeing

Meaning

swinge

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Synonyms

enormous

gargantuan
42k

beardown

severe
B2
colossal
C2
huge
A2
bruising
C2
cavernous
dour
48k
galactic
C2
gigantic
C1
great
A1
groovy
C2
harsh
B2
heavy
B1
heroic
C1
howling
C1
humongous
29k
immense
C1
impetuous
25k
imposing
C2
inclement
intemperate
intense
B2
massive
B2
monstrous
C2
monumental
C2
oceanic
29k
plumping
raging
C1
rigorous
20k
robust
C2
roughshod
savage
C1
searing
28k
smart
A2
stern
C1
strict
C1
sublime
C2
tough
A2
tremendous
C1
unsparing
vast
B2
vehement
violent
B2
vasty
nonindulgent
great big
acute
C2
mammonic
Translations

énorme
enorme
vast
gewaltig
hart
extrem
kolossal
riesig
unübersehbar
unermesslich
ungeheuer

τεράστιος

αχανής

immens
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈswɪnd͡ʒɪŋ/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
swengen
Inherited from Old English
swengan
In summary

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

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