Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Swinge \Swinge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Swinged} (sw[i^]njd); p.
   pr. & vb. n. {Swingeing} (sw[i^]nj"[i^]ng).] [OE. swengen,
   AS. swengan to shake, causative of swingan. See {Swing}.]
   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.

Swinge \Swinge\, n.
   1. The sweep of anything in motion; a swinging blow; a swing.
      [Obs.] --Waller.

   2. Power; sway; influence. [Obs.]

Swinge \Swinge\ (sw[i^]nj), v. & n.
   See {Singe}. [Obs.] --Spenser.

Source : WordNet®

swinge
     v : burn superficially or lightly; "I singed my eyebrows" [syn:
         {singe}]