SLEWING

Verb

slewing

present participle of slew

Anagrams

• Swingle, swingel, swingle

Source: Wiktionary

SLEW

Slew,

Definition: imp. of Slay.

Slew, v. t.

Definition: See Slue.

SLAY

Slay, v. t. [imp. Slew; p. p. Slain; p. pr. & vb. n. Slaying.] Etym: [OE. slan, sl, sleen, slee, AS. sleán to strike, beat, slay; akin to OFries. sla, D. slaan, OS. & OHG. slahan, G. schlagen, Icel. sla, Dan. slaae, Sw. sl, Goth. slahan; perhaps akin to L. lacerare to tear to pieces, Gr. lacerate. Cf. Slaughter, Sledge a hammer, Sley.]

Definition: To put to death with a weapon, or by violence; hence, to kill; to put an end to; to destroy. With this sword then will I slay you both. Chaucer. I will slay the last of them with the sword. Amos ix. 1. I'll slay more gazers than the basilisk. Shak.

Syn.

– To kill; murder; slaughter; butcher.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition