swashes 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of swash
1
as in splashes
to move with a splashing motion waves gently swashing against the shore

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2
as in sloshes
to cause (something liquid or mushy) to move along in sheets every bump in the road swashed a little more of my soda on the car's upholstery

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swashes

2 of 2

noun

plural of swash
as in torrents

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  1. splashes
  2. torrents
  3. ripples
Verb
  • Selena is offended, and splashes him with the liquid, which burns and kills him.
    — William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2026
  • In this photograph snapped by astronomer José Rodrigues, the Milky Way splashes across the night sky above two telescopes at ESO's La Silla Observatory.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of splashes
Noun
  • Storms in late October and early November sent torrents of water through normally small or dry creeks that overflowed their banks and flooded local communities.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Remember Popcorn Time, the app that served as an easy-to-use front end for streaming torrents of movies and TV shows?
    — Stevie Bonifield, The Verge, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of torrents
Verb
  • Even when the danger ripples all the way to Lee’s wife (Parker Posey) back in the States, the tension drains away.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Then the flesh inexplicably ripples around him, reminding us whose home this actually is.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of ripples
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“Swashes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swashes. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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