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swish
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- pronunciation:
- swIsh
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- features:
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
swishes, swishing, swished |
| definition: |
to move rapidly, making a whistling or rustling sound.
Her silk dress swished as she walked. |
| related words: |
murmur |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to cause to move with a swishing sound.
He swished the broom across the walk. |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a rapid motion that makes a whistling or rustling sound, or the sound itself.
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| related words: |
murmur, zip |
| derivations: |
swishy (adj.), swishingly (adv.) |
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