swishing

verb

  1. 1

    To make a rustling sound while moving.

    The cane swishes.
  2. 2

    To flourish with a swishing sound.

    to swish a cane back and forth
  3. 3

    To flog; to lash.

  4. 4

    To make a successful basketball shot that does not touch the rim or backboard.

  5. 5

    To mince or otherwise to behave in an effeminate manner.

    I shall not swish; I'll merely act limp-wristed.
  6. 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. 1

    The sound of fabric or fur moving in the air.

  2. 2

    The movement that produces such a sound.

  3. 3

    A switching; a beating with twigs.

  4. 4

    The mutual exchange of clothes, especially at an organised party

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