swishing
verb
- 1
To make a rustling sound while moving.
“The cane swishes.”
- 2
To flourish with a swishing sound.
“to swish a cane back and forth”
- 3
To flog; to lash.
- 4
To make a successful basketball shot that does not touch the rim or backboard.
- 5
To mince or otherwise to behave in an effeminate manner.
“I shall not swish; I'll merely act limp-wristed.”
- 6
(transitive) To cause a liquid to move around in a container, or in one's mouth.
“Swish the mouthwash around the mouth and between the teeth for one minute.”
noun
- 1
The sound of fabric or fur moving in the air.
- 2
The movement that produces such a sound.
- 3
A switching; a beating with twigs.
- 4
The mutual exchange of clothes, especially at an organised party
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