Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

swung

/swʌŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.47 in modern English

Syllables: swung
IPA: /swʌŋ/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of swing

Derived Forms

inswung outswung unswung

Rhymes With

young among tongue hung lung sung kung chung sprung flung strung stung

Questions

How do you pronounce swung?: The recorded pronunciation is /swʌŋ/.
What does swung mean?: simple past and past participle of swing

How to pronounce swung

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