swinging

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

SWING'ING, participle present tense of swing. Waving; vibrating; brandishing. SWING'ING, noun The act of swinging; an exercise for health or pleasure. SWING'ING, participle present tense of swinge. Beating soundly. 1. adjective Hugh; very large. [Vulgar.]
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