| Pronunciation: | | swish
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| Matching Terms: | | swishing, swishy, swiss, swiss canton, swiss chard, swiss cheese, swiss confederation, swiss franc, swiss mountain pine, swiss people, swiss pine, swiss roll, swiss steak, swiss stone pine
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- [n] a brushing or rustling sound
- [adj] (informal) elegant and fashionable; "classy clothes"; "a classy dame"; "a posh restaurant"; "a swish pastry shop on the Rue du Bac"- Julia Child
- [v] move with a swishing sound; "She swished into the room"
- [v] move with or make or cause to move with or make a whistling or hissing sound, as of liquids
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| | Synonyms: | | classy, fashionable, lap, posh, stylish, swosh |
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| | See Also: | | go, move, sound, sound |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Swish\, v. t. [From the sound. Cf. {Swash}.]
1. To flourish, so as to make the sound swish. --Coleridge.
2. To flog; to lash. [Slang] --Thackeray.
\Swish\, v. i.
To dash; to swash.
\Swish\, n.
1. A sound of quick movement, as of something whirled through
the air. [Colloq.]
2. (Naut.) Light driven spray. [Eng.]
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