swashes 1 of 2

verb

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

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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

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noun

plural of swash
as in torrents

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  1. splashes
  2. torrents
  3. ripples
Verb
  • Coppola splashes the screen with kaleidoscopic clips and a collage-like energy to show off their genius.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025
Definition of splashes
Noun
  • Flash floods are usually characterized by raging torrents after heavy rains.
    — AZCentral.com, AZCentral.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The valley floor hums with cowbells and the distant whir of paragliders circling above alpine meadows—as Trümmelbach’s glacial torrents roar through limestone caverns.
    — Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Definition of torrents
Verb
  • The lawsuit also ripples into financial markets.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 25 Aug. 2025
  • And for many, that unpredictability also ripples into their families.
    — Silvija Martincevic, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2025
Definition of ripples
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