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    swish
    /swɪʃ/

    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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  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSWISH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    SWISH definition: 1. to (cause to) move quickly through the air making a soft sound: 2. in basketball, to throw the…. Learn more.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSWISH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    swish in British English. (swɪʃ ) verb. 1. to move with or make or cause to move with or make a whistling or hissing sound. 2. (intransitive) (esp of fabrics) to rustle. 3. (transitive) slang, rare.

  5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › swishSwish Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of SWISH is to move, pass, swing, or whirl with the sound of a swish. How to use swish in a sentence.

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    Definition of swish verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › swishswish | meaning in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

    swish definition: to move quickly through the air making a soft sound, or to make something do this. Learn more.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › english-word › swishSWISH - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

    Definitions of 'swish' 1. If something swishes or if you swish it, it moves quickly through the air, making a soft sound. [...] 2. If you describe something as swish, you mean that it is smart and fashionable. [British, informal, old-fashioned] [...] More. Pronunciations of the word 'swish' British English: swɪʃ American English: swɪʃ. More.

  9. www.oed.com › dictionary › swish_vswish, v. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

    There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb swish. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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