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- Dictionaryswish/swiSH/
verb
- 1. move with a hissing or rushing sound: "a car swished by"
- 2. sink (a shot) without the ball touching the backboard or rim.
noun
- 1. a hissing or rustling sound: "he could hear the swish of a distant car"
- 2. a shot that goes through the basket without touching the backboard or rim. informal
adjective
- 1. impressively smart and fashionable: British "dinner at a swish hotel"
- 2. (of a gay man) having an ostentatiously affected, flamboyant, or feminine manner. offensive US
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The meaning of SWISH is to move, pass, swing, or whirl with the sound of a swish. How to use swish in a sentence.
SWISH definition: 1. to (cause to) move quickly through the air making a soft sound: 2. in basketball, to throw the…. Learn more.
A swish is the sound that's made when a person or thing swishes — the swish of a dish brush on a dirty pan in the sink, or the swish of water against a dock. A kite swishes through the air and so does a fencing epee or a fly swatter.
Swish definition: to move with or make a sibilant sound, as a slender rod cutting sharply through the air or as small waves washing on the shore.. See examples of SWISH used in a sentence.
If something swishes or if you swish it, it moves quickly through the air, making a soft sound. A car swished by heading for the coast. [ VERB adverb/preposition ]
To swirl or agitate (a liquid) in a glass or in the mouth with a swishing sound. 3. To whip with a rod. n. 1. a. A sharp whistling or rustling sound: the swish of scythes. b. A movement making such a sound. 2. Basketball A shot that goes through the net of the basket without hitting the backboard or rim. 3. A rod used for flogging. 4.
Swish Definition. To move with a sharp, hissing sound, as a cane swung through the air. To cause to swish. To move with a light, brushing sound, as skirts in walking. To rustle, as silk. To move (liquid), esp. in the mouth, with a light, hissing or gurgling sound. Swish the mouthwash around.
to move quickly through the air in a way that makes a soft sound; to make something do this. (+ adv./prep.) A large car swished past them and turned into the embassy gates. The pony's tail swished. swish something (+ adv./prep.) The pony swished its tail. She swished her racket aggressively through the air.
swish meaning, definition, what is swish: to move or make something move quickly t...: Learn more.
Definition of swish verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
