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swish
[ swish ]
verb (used without object)
- 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.
- to rustle, as silk.
- to move or behave in an exaggeratedly effeminate manner.
verb (used with object)
- to flourish, whisk, etc., with a swishing movement or sound:
to swish a cane.
- to bring, take, cut, etc., with such a movement or sound:
to swish off the tops of plants with a cane.
- to flog or whip.
noun
- a swishing movement or sound.
- a stock or rod for flogging or a stroke with this.
- Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to an effeminate gay man.
adjective
- Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. swishy ( def 2 ).
- Chiefly British Informal. stylishly elegant; fashionable.
swish
/ ɪʃ /
verb
- to move with or make or cause to move with or make a whistling or hissing sound
- intr (esp of fabrics) to rustle
- slang.tr to whip; flog
- trfoll byoff to cut with a swishing blow
noun
- a hissing or rustling sound or movement
- a rod for flogging or a blow from such a rod
- slang.an effeminate male homosexual
- a W African building material composed of mortar and mud or laterite, or more recently of cement and earth
adjective
- informal.fashionable; smart
- slang.effeminate and homosexual
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Derived Forms
- ˈɾԲ, adjective
- ˈɾ, noun
- ˈɾԲly, adverb
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Other Word Forms
- ɾ· noun
- ɾ·Բ· adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of swish1
First recorded in 1750–60; imitative
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Word History and Origins
Origin of swish1
C18: of imitative origin
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It’s believed that there are now more than 100 baby trout swishing around their new digs in Arroyo Hondo Creek in Santa Barbara County.
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As it swished, he pounded his chest, knowing he’d guaranteed the Trojans at least one more day at the end of an otherwise frustrating season with a 97-89 win over Rutgers.
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They see him swishing shots from astonishing distance.
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You could have kicked aside some of the debris, taken a shot and listened for the swish.
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Dylan Andrews exhaled, took two dribbles, spun the ball and swished the free throw.
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