swish
swish
swÉĒʃ
svish
/swˈÉĒʃ/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "swish"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻ–āϏāĻ–āϏ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĢāĻŋāϏāĻĢāĻŋāϏ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to move with a smooth, sweeping motion, often making a soft, whooshing sound
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The breeze swished through the trees, rustling the leaves.
āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ āĻ—āĻžāϛ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸ā§ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻŦāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞ, āĻĒāĻžāϤāĻžāϗ⧁āϞ⧋āϕ⧇ āύāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āϏāϰāĻžāύ⧋, āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ⧁ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to cause to move quickly and smoothly, often producing a soft, hissing sound
Transitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He swished the broom across the floor.
āϏ⧇ āĻŽā§‡āĻā§‡āϤ⧇ āĻāĻžāρāϟāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞāĨ¤
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āϏ⧁āχāĻļ, āϰāĻŋāĻŽ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ•āĻŦā§‹āĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻļ āύāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϕ⧇āϟāĻŦāϞ⧇ āĻļāϟ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to make a shot in basketball where the ball goes through the hoop without touching the rim or backboard
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The crowd cheered as the player swished the ball through the net.
āϖ⧇āϞ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ āϝāĻ–āύ āύ⧇āĻŸā§‡āϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡ āĻŦāϞ āϏ⧁āχāĻļ āĻ•āϰāϞ āϤāĻ–āύ āĻ­āĻŋāĻĄāĻŧ āϜāϝāĻŧāĻ§ā§āĻŦāύāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāϞāĨ¤
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āĻļāĻŋāϏ, āϕ⧋āϞāĻžāĻšāϞ

a soft, hissing sound made by something moving quickly through the air or water
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She heard the swish of the wind through the trees as the storm approached.
āĻāĻĄāĻŧ āĻāĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āφāϏāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϏ⧇ āĻ—āĻžāϛ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻŽāϰ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻļ⧁āύāϤ⧇ āĻĒ⧇āϞāĨ¤
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āĻšāĻŋāϜāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āϚāĻ•ā§āĻ•āĻž

a gay man, often implying stereotypical feminine traits
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Some people still use the term " swish " in a derogatory manner, though it's considered offensive.
āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āϞ⧋āĻ• āĻāĻ–āύāĻ“ "swish" āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϟāĻŋ āĻ…āĻŦāĻŽāĻžāύāύāĻžāĻ•āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇, āϝāĻĻāĻŋāĻ“ āĻāϟāĻŋ āφāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ•āϰ āĻŦāϞ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āϏ⧁āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāϰ, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§€āϞāĻŋāϤ

having an elegant or fashionable appearance, often with a touch of sophistication
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The swish apartment in the city center boasted modern furnishings and sleek decor.
āĻļāĻšāϰ⧇āϰ āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāϞ⧇ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ āφāĻĄāĻŧāĻŽā§āĻŦāϰāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟāĻŽā§‡āĻ¨ā§āϟāϟāĻŋ āφāϧ⧁āύāĻŋāĻ• āφāϏāĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϰ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŽāϏ⧃āĻŖ āϏāĻœā§āϜāĻž āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ—āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
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