SWUNG
What does "SWUNG" mean?
Past tense and past participle of swing: moved back and forth or in an arc.
Meanings
- Past tense of 'swing': moved to and fro while suspended or pivoted. The door swung shut behind them.
- Past tense of 'swing': moved in a curving arc, or shifted from one state to another. The polls swung sharply in the final week.
Did you know?
- 'Swung' belongs to the same strong-verb class as 'rung', 'sung', and 'stung' - a small surviving family where the past tense is made by changing the vowel, not adding '-ed'.
Word origin
Irregular past tense of 'swing', from Old English 'swingan'; its vowel follows the old Germanic strong-verb pattern seen in 'ring/rang/rung' and 'sing/sang/sung'.
Remember it
SWING becomes SWUNG, just as RING becomes RUNG - same vowel swap, same old pattern.
A little poem
The empty seat sways-
long after the hands let go,
the rope keeps the push.
haiku
Wordplay
- The grammar teacher who loved jazz had one rule: it ain't past tense if it ain't got that swung.
What it teaches
Some motions outlast the hand that started them; a good push, like a good word, keeps swinging.
Quick facts
What does SWUNG mean?
Past tense and past participle of swing: moved back and forth or in an arc.
Is SWUNG a valid word?
Yes — SWUNG is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is SWUNG?
SWUNG has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does SWUNG come from?
Irregular past tense of 'swing', from Old English 'swingan'; its vowel follows the old Germanic strong-verb pattern seen in 'ring/rang/rung' and 'sing/sang/sung'.
What can SWUNG teach us?
Some motions outlast the hand that started them; a good push, like a good word, keeps swinging.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.