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swishes

noun , plural of swish

Synonyms and Antonyms of swishes

1 a sound similar to the speech sound \s\ stretched out

the steady swish of the windshield wipers

Synonyms of swishes

fizzes, hisses, sizzles, whishes, whizzes

Words Related to swishes

swooshes, wheezes, whistles, whooshes, zips

sibilances, sibilants

2 a quick jerky movement from side to side or up and down

the mare brushed away the flies with a sweeping swish of her tail

Synonyms of swishes

switches, wags, waggles, whisks

Words Related to swishes

oscillations, rocks, sways, swings, wavers

flaps, flutters, waves, whips

flicks, jerks, jolts, snaps, twitches

jiggles, shakes, wiggles

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