Thesaurus: swish
To flourish, so as to make the sound swish.
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Definitions
- v. t. To flourish, so as to make the sound swish.
- v. t. To flog; to lash.
- v. i. To dash; to swash.
- n. A sound of quick movement, as of something whirled through the air.
- n. Light driven spray.
- adj. elegant and fashionable
- n. a brushing or rustling sound
- v. move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound
- 1. To flourish, so as to make the sound swish. Coleridge. 2. To flog; to lash. [Slang] Thackeray. To dash; to swash. 1. A sound of quick movement, as of something whirled through the air. [Colloq.] 2. (Naut.) Light driven spray. [Eng.]
- n:23/v:77 n. a brushing or rustling sound