Meanings
verbforswing (third-person singular simple present forswings, present participle forswinging, simple past forswang or forswung, past participle forswungen or forswung)
present singular third person forswings · participle present forswinging · past forswang · past forswung · participle past forswungen · participle past forswung
Origin
- Middle Englishforswingen
- Englishforswing
From Middle English forswingen, equivalent to for- + swing (“to swing, beat”).
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APA
forswing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forswing
MLA
“forswing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forswing. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forswing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forswing.
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