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swish
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- pronunciation:
- swIsh
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
swishes, swishing, swished |
| definition 1: |
to move quickly, making a whistling or rustling sound.
Her silk dress swished as she walked. |
| definition 2: |
to cause to move with a rustling sound.
The wind swished a pine branch across the window. |
| related words: |
murmur |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a sound like that of water, dry leaves, or field grain moving suddenly and quickly, or a movement that makes that type of rustling or whistling sound.
I heard the swish of her broom on the sidewalk. |
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| derivations: |
swishy (adj.), swishingly (adv.) |
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