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- DictionarySwish/swiSH/
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
The meaning of SWISH is to move, pass, swing, or whirl with the sound of a swish. How to use swish in a sentence.
A swish is the sound that's made when a person or thing swishes — the swish of a dish brush on a dirty pan in the sink, or the swish of water against a dock. A kite swishes through the air and so does a fencing epee or a fly swatter.
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.
SWISH definition: 1. to (cause to) move quickly through the air making a soft sound: 2. in basketball, to throw the…. Learn more.
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.
swish. (swɪʃ) v.i. 1. to move with or make a sibilant sound, as a slender rod cutting sharply through the air. 2. to rustle, as silk. v.t. 3. to flourish, whisk, etc., with a swishing movement or sound. 4. to bring, take, cut, etc., with such a movement or sound. 5. to flog or whip.
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 meaning: to move quickly through the air making a soft sound, or to make something do this. Learn more.
Swish Definition. To move with a sharp, hissing sound, as a cane swung through the air. To cause to swish. To move with a light, brushing sound, as skirts in walking. To rustle, as silk. To move (liquid), esp. in the mouth, with a light, hissing or gurgling sound. Swish the mouthwash around.
1. 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. 2. to rustle, as silk. 3. to move or behave in an exaggeratedly effeminate manner. transitive verb. 4. to flourish, whisk, etc., with a swishing movement or sound. to swish a cane. 5.
