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| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | sound |
| Derivation | swishy |
Examples of swish
swish
It has 17 swish suites that look out to Lake Argentino and the Torres del Paine.
From the independent.co.uk
And that's by no means the only swish thing in this Victorian terrace townhouse.
From the guardian.co.uk
As it's simmering, swish a little liquid around in blender and add it to the pot.
From the dailynews.com
A sauteed calamari appetizer, for example, gets a swish of smoked tomato sauce.
From the sfgate.com
Add the shrimp and swish them in the water with your hand for about 30 seconds.
From the newsday.com
A big presence in Mountain View or a swish office in San Francisco is the answer.
From the techcrunch.com
You sit there, holding your breath and willing the ball to swish through the net.
From the chron.com
At some point later I heard a swish of tyres swooping down the lane towards me.
From the guardian.co.uk
He then added a crossover dribble-drive and ended it with a swish to make it 13-3.
From the dailyherald.com
- A brushing or rustling sound
- Classy: elegant and fashionable; "classy clothes"; "a classy dame"; "a posh restaurant"; "a swish pastry shop on the Rue du Bac"- Julia Child
- Lap: move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound; "The bubbles swoshed around in the glass"; "The curtain swooshed open"
- (swishy) resembling a sustained `sh' or soft whistle; "swishing windshield wipers"; "a swishy skirt"
- Swish is an American indie rock band founded by Lori Martin (now Lori Martin Gregory) in the fall of 1995 in Boston, Massachusetts, and includes guitarist Joe Boyle and Dinosaur, Jr. drummer Patrick "Murph" Murphy. ...
- A swish is a term in basketball that refers to a shot that goes through a hoop without making contact with the rim or the backboard.
- Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) is a controversial approach to psychotherapy and organizational change based on "a model of interpersonal communication chiefly concerned with the relationship between successful patterns of behaviour and the subjective experiences (esp. ...
- Swish is a shell extension that allows Windows Explorer to manage files using SFTP.
- Swish is a slang term usually used derogatorily for effeminate behaviour and interests (camp), emphasized and sanctioned in pre-Stonewall gay male communities. This behaviour is also described as being nelly. Wentworth and Flexner define swish as a noun meaning "a male homosexual, esp. ...
