How to Pronounce "swink"
word
ˈswɪŋk
SWINGK
swɪŋk
swingk
Definition
To work very hard or to toil, usually used in old or poetic English. Rarely used in modern speech.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈswɪŋk
British English
swɪŋk
Simplified Pronunciation
US
SWINGK
UK
swingk
Listen in Context
He must swink from dawn to dusk in the fields.
The old poem said, 'Who does not swink, shall not eat.'
'We swink for bread and water,' the peasants cried.
Back in those days, folks would swink all their lives just to survive.