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swash

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Main Entry: ¹swash

Pronunciation: \ˈswäsh, ˈswȯsh\

Function: verb

Etymology: probably imitative

Date: 1556

intransitive verb 1 : bluster, swagger
2 : to make violent noisy movements
3 : to move with a splashing soundtransitive verb : to cause to splash

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