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To flourish, so as to make the sound swish.

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  1. v. t. To flourish, so as to make the sound swish.
  2. v. t. To flog; to lash.
  3. v. i. To dash; to swash.
  4. n. A sound of quick movement, as of something whirled through the air.
  5. n. Light driven spray.
  6. adj. elegant and fashionable
  7. n. a brushing or rustling sound
  8. v. move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound
  9. 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.]
  10. n:23/v:77 n. a brushing or rustling sound