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forswing

forswing verb: to beat; whip.

Verb

forswing (third-person singular simple present forswings, present participle forswinging, simple past forswang or forswung, past participle forswungen or forswung)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To beat; whip.

Forms of forswing

third-person singular presentforswings
present participleforswinging
pastforswang
pastforswung
past participleforswungen
past participleforswung

Origin of forswing

From Middle English forswingen, equivalent to for- + swing (“to swing, beat”).

Questions about forswing

What does forswing mean?
Forswing means to beat; whip.
What part of speech is forswing?
Forswing is a verb.
What is the past tense of forswing?
The past tense of forswing is forswang.

Words near forswing in the dictionary

  1. forswearing
  2. forswearings
  3. forswears
  4. forswelt
  5. forswelting
  6. forswing
  7. forswink
  8. forswinking
  9. forswinks
  10. forswollen
  11. forswore

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