Entry 5 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913 Swinge /(swĭnj)/ · IPA /swɪnd͡ʒ/ v. & n. v. t. n. 01 v. & n. See Singe. 1. See Singe.[Obs.] See: Singe 02 v. t. To beat soundly; to whip; to chastise; to punish. imp. & p. p. Swinged; p. pr. & vb. n. Swingeing 1. To beat soundly; to whip; to chastise; to punish. “I had swinged him soundly.” — Shak. “And swinges his own vices in his son.” — C. Dryden. 2. To move as a lash; to lash.[Obs.] “Swinges the scaly horror of his folded tail.” — Milton. 03 n. The sweep of anything in motion; a swinging blow; a swing. 1. The sweep of anything in motion; a swinging blow; a swing.[Obs.] 2. Power; sway; influence.[Obs.]