swishing

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adjective

swishy

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of swish
adjectiveswishing (comparative more swishing, superlative most swishing)

comparative more swishing · superlative most swishing

  1. swishy
nounswishing (countable and uncountable, plural swishings)

plural swishings

  1. countableuncountableThe sound of fabric or fur moving in the air.
  2. countableuncountableThe movement that produces such a sound.
  3. countableuncountableA switching; a beating with twigs or a cane.

    "My wife's diamonds, thank heaven!" cried Sir Benjamin, with the air of a schoolboy who was very well out of a swishing.

    1914, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados
  4. countableuncountableThe mutual exchange of pre-owned clothes, especially at an organised party.
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APA

swishing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swishing

MLA

“swishing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swishing. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “swishing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swishing.

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