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- Dictionaryswish/swɪʃ/
verb
- 1. move with a hissing or rushing sound: "a car swished by"
- 2. sink (a shot) without the ball touching the backboard or rim.
noun
- 1. a hissing or rustling sound: "he could hear the swish of a distant car"
- 2. a shot that goes through the basket without touching the backboard or rim. informal
adjective
- 1. impressively smart and fashionable: British "dinner at a swish hotel"
- 2. (of a gay man) having an ostentatiously affected, flamboyant, or feminine manner. offensive US
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SWISH definition: 1. to (cause to) move quickly through the air making a soft sound: 2. in basketball, to throw the…. Learn more.
The meaning of SWISH is to move, pass, swing, or whirl with the sound of a swish. How to use swish in a sentence.
verb. 1. to move with or make or cause to move with or make a whistling or hissing sound. 2. (intransitive) (esp of fabrics) to rustle. 3. (transitive) slang, rare. to whip; flog. 4. (transitive; foll by off) to cut with a swishing blow. noun. 5. a hissing or rustling sound or movement. 6. a rod for flogging or a blow from such a rod. 7.
To swish is to make something rush or hiss as it moves, or to move this way yourself. A bike might swish past you on a wet sidewalk, and you might swish your long dress as you continue walking.
Swish definition: to move with or make a sibilant sound, as a slender rod cutting sharply through the air or as small waves washing on the shore.. See examples of SWISH used in a sentence.
1. To cause to move with a swishing sound: The horse swished its tail. 2. To swirl or agitate (a liquid) in a glass or in the mouth with a swishing sound. 3. To whip with a rod. n. 1. a. A sharp whistling or rustling sound: the swish of scythes. b. A movement making such a sound. 2.
to (cause to) move quickly through the air making a soft sound: I heard the rope swish through the air. The horses swished their tails to get rid of the flies hovering around them. Synonym. swoosh informal. in basketball, to throw the ball into the basket (= goal) so that it falls through without touching either the basket or the board behind it:
to move quickly through the air in a way that makes a soft sound; to make something do this. (+ adv./prep.) A large car swished past them and turned into the embassy gates. The pony's tail swished. swish something (+ adv./prep.) The pony swished its tail.
swish definition: to move quickly through the air making a soft sound, or to make something do this. Learn more.
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