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Quotation dates: 1790
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¶VUNG, n., v. [vʌŋ]
I. n. A whizzing or buzzing sound, as of a stone discharged from a sling or of a spinning-top (Abd. 1825 Jam.).
II. v. To whizz, move swiftly, to cause a humming or buzzing sound by this movement (Ib.).Abd. 1790 A. Shirrefs Poems 336:
Ye mauna think that ane sae young, Can up Parnassus glibly vung.
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