"aswing" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

IPA: /əˈswɪŋ/
Rhymes: -ɪŋ Etymology: a- + swing Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|a|swing}} a- + swing Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} aswing (not comparable)
  1. In a state of swinging. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-aswing-en-adv-9MZC5g~R Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with a-

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          "ref": "1838, Thomas Burbidge, “Armoria’s Garden”, in Poems, Longer and Shorter, London: William Pickering, page 177",
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