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Definition of swish
intransitive verb
: to move, pass, swing, or whirl with the sound of a swish
transitive verb
1 : to move, cut, or strike with a swish the horse swished its tail
2 : to make (a basketball shot) so that the ball falls through the rim without touching it swished a 3-point jumper
swisher
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Examples of swish in a Sentence
He watched as the windshield wipers swished back and forth.
The horse's tail swished back and forth.
The horse swished its tail back and forth.
Recent Examples of swish from the Web
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Wade swished a 20-footer with 5:46 left in the third to give the Heat its first lead since the first period.
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A teammate hurled him the ball, and Iwundu swished a wide-open 3-pointer.
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Bacon took the game’s first shot, swishing from above the key.
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Then, drag the scraper gently over the top surface of the tongue—back to front—before rinsing and swishing mouthwash.
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Blowing past a fresh crop of web-development hires, the coil-spring suspension smoothed every carpet divot while the four Primo tires swished in harmony with the 0.5-hp electric motor.
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Later, Adebayo, who missed his only 3-pointer in his single college season, swished 13 of 25 attempts in a 3-point drill.
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Jay Armstrong stepped out of his pickup into a swishing wheat field Thursday to check if the grain was dry enough to harvest.
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Seven seconds later, Kevin Durant's pull-up 3-pointer swished through the net and sent a hush through a one-time rowdy sellout crowd.
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Origin and Etymology of swish
imitative
swish
Definition of swish
1a : a prolonged hissing sound (as of a whip cutting the air)b : a light sweeping or brushing sound
2 : a swishing movement
3 slang, usually disparaging + offensive : an effeminate homosexual
Examples of swish in a Sentence
the steady swish of the windshield wipers
the mare brushed away the flies with a sweeping swish of her tail
Recent Examples of swish from the Web
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After Kyle Korver of the Cavaliers missed an open 3-pointer, Durant spotted up from the top of the arc — swish — for a 114-113 lead.
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That goes especially for star Johnny Depp, whose Captain Jack Sparrow remains an unchanging and buffoonish blend of swash and swish.
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Swish swish sounds like it is written by 8 yr old kid or Donald Trump.
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In a hurricane, those waves can come in quick, short bursts as powerful thunderstorms around the storm’s eye wall swish air up and down like a plunger in a toilet bowl.
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The swish was almost inevitable from the area of the court that is his sweet spot.
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The icing on the cake was the little details that matter: the follow through, the curling down of fingers, the backspin, the holding of the follow through — and of course, the swish.
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1820
First Known Use of swish
1820
Examples of swish in a Sentence
a trendy boutique filled with swish accessories for the urban fashionista
Recent Examples of swish from the Web
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Error loading player: No playable sources found In the swish part of Cape Town, tourists stroll on palm tree–lined boulevards and visit the white sand beaches in the suburbs of Clifton and Camps Bay.
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Swish swish sounds like it is written by 8 yr old kid or Donald Trump.
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Origin and Etymology of swish
origin unknown
SWISH Defined for English Language Learners
swish
playDefinition of swish for English Language Learners
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: to move with or cause (something) to move with a soft sweeping or brushing sound
swish
Definition of swish for English Language Learners
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: fashionable and expensive
SWISH Defined for Kids
Definition of swish for Students
swished
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: to make, move, or strike with a soft sweeping or brushing sound The horse swished its tail.
Definition of swish for Students
1 : a soft sweeping or brushing sound
2 : a movement that produces a sweeping or brushing sound
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