"swang" meaning in English

See swang in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /swæŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-swang.wav Forms: swangs [plural]
enPR: swăng Rhymes: -æŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} swang (plural swangs)
  1. A swamp.
    Sense id: en-swang-en-noun-2-iqnY16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /swæŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-swang.wav Forms: swangs [present, singular, third-person], swanging [participle, present], swanged [participle, past], swanged [past]
enPR: swăng Rhymes: -æŋ Head templates: {{en-verb}} swang (third-person singular simple present swangs, present participle swanging, simple past and past participle swanged)
  1. (African-American Vernacular, slang) To steer one's vehicle from side to side while driving. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Automotive
    Sense id: en-swang-en-verb-NAIT3ncx Disambiguation of Automotive: 9 40 26 25 Categories (other): African-American Vernacular English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 68 28 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 3 62 28 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 65 29 4
  2. (archaic and dialectal) simple past of swing. Now largely replaced by swung. Tags: archaic, dialectal, form-of, past Form of: swing (extra: Now largely replaced by swung)
    Sense id: en-swang-en-verb-egasbe1v
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: swing-swang
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /swæŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-swang.wav
enPR: swăng Rhymes: -æŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} swang
  1. simple past of swing Tags: form-of, past Form of: swing
    Sense id: en-swang-en-verb-Fym8Qh~B
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Turn on my blinker light and then I swang it slow"
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          "ref": "2006, Trae (featuring Pimp C and Big Hawk), \"Swang\", Restless",
          "text": "I'mma swang, I'mma swing my slab lean to the left"
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          "ref": "2010, G. Washington, Karma from the Cradle to the Street, Xlibris, published 2010, →ISBN, page 118:",
          "text": "Caine pulled off burning rubber and swanging side to side.",
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