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swinging for

swinging for is the present participle and gerund of swing for.

Meaning of swing for

Verb

swing for (third-person singular simple present swings for, present participle swinging for, simple past and past participle swung for)

  1. (excessive, informal) To be punished severely.
  2. To be hanged for a crime.
  3. Swing for someone: To be hanged for murdering someone.
    • I'll swing for him, when I get out. Katherine Lynch reported in “Minor Matters: Willing to "Swing for Him."”, in Weekly Mail, Cardiff, 20 June 1908, page 10

Questions about swinging for

What is swinging for the present participle and gerund of?
Swinging for is the present participle and gerund of swing for.

Words near swinging for in the dictionary

  1. swinging by
  2. swinging dick
  3. swinging dicks
  4. swinging door
  5. swinging doors
  6. swinging for
  7. swinging for the fences
  8. swinging into action
  9. swinging off
  10. swinging one's dick around
  11. swinging out

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