swishing

Meaning of 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

Information about swishing

  • The plural form of swishing is: swishings.
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Hyphenation of swishing

swish-ing

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
  • swishing is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

swishing synonyms

Meaning swishy:

swishy

Anagrams of swishing

whissing, wishings

Words that rhyme with swishing

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