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swevening

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈswɛvə.nɪŋ/

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noun

Meaning 1

A dreaming.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete, regional

Examples

  • He saw distorted, dancing shapes in a nightmarish swevening.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English swevenyng, from sweven (“dream”) and thus equivalent to sweven + -ing. Germanic cognates include Danish søvn (“sleep”), Icelandic svefn (“sleep”), Norwegian søvn (“sleep”), Swedish sömn (“sleep”).