SWISHING

Verb

swishing

present participle of swish

Noun

swishing (plural swishings)

The sound of fabric or fur moving in the air.

The movement that produces such a sound.

A switching; a beating with twigs.

The mutual exchange of clothes, especially at an organised party

Anagrams

• wishings

Source: Wiktionary


SWISH

Swish, v. t. Etym: [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.

Definition: To dash; to swash.

Swish, n.

1. A sound of quick movement, as of something whirled through the air. [Colloq.]

2. (Naut.)

Definition: Light driven spray. [Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

15 June 2025

SCHNORR

(verb) obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; “he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends”


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