swan

noun · verbA1

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noun

Plural noun:

swansswan

1.
Any of various species of large, long-necked waterfowl, of genus Cygnus (bird family: Anatidae), most of which have white plumage.
2.
(figuratively)One whose grace etc. suggests a swan.
3.
(heraldry) This bird used as a heraldic charge, sometimes with a crown around its neck (e. g. the arms of Buckinghamshire).

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verb

V_es/s

swans

V_ing/Gerund

swanning

V_ed/pp

swannedswanny

1.
(intransitive)To travel or move about in an aimless, idle, or pretentiously casual way.
2.
(US, colloquial, dialectal)(US, dialectal or colloquial) To declare (chiefly in first-person present constructions).

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From Middle English swan, from Old English swan, from *swan, from Proto-Germanic *swanaz (swan), from Proto-Indo-European *swonh₂-/*swenh₂- (to sing, make sound).