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inswing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-swing
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An inward swinging motion.

noun

The swing of a ball through the air in a direction towards the batsman.

adj

Describing a bowler who uses inswing in the ball's flight.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English swing English inswing From in- + swing.

Inflected Forms

inswings (plural)

Antonyms

outswing

Questions

What does inswing mean?
An inward swinging motion.
Where does inswing come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English swing English inswing From in- + swing.

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