About The Word Swish
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Swish
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What's The Definition Of Swish?
[n] a brushing or rustling sound
[adj] (informal) elegant and fashionable; "classy clothes"; "a classy dame"; "a posh restaurant"; "a swish pastry shop on the Rue du Bac"- Julia Child [v] move with a swishing sound; "She swished into the room" [v] move with or make or cause to move with or make a whistling or hissing sound, as of liquids Synonyms | Synonyms for Swish: classy | fashionable | lap | posh | stylish | swosh Related Terms | Find terms related to Swish: See Also | go | move | sound | sound Swish In Webster's Dictionary \Swish\, v. t. [From the sound. Cf. {Swash}.]
1. To flourish, so as to make the sound swish. --Coleridge.
2. To flog; to lash. [Slang] --Thackeray.
\Swish\, v. i. To dash; to swash. \Swish\, n. 1. A sound of quick movement, as of something whirled through the air. [Colloq.] 2. (Naut.) Light driven spray. [Eng.] |
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