swish

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Synonyms: wish, swash, swith, swiss, swosh, slish, shish, skish, smish, swich, swis

Antonyms: wish, swash, swith, swiss, swosh, slish, shish, skish, smish, swich, swis

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Adjective

1. {{lb|en|British|colloquial}} [[sophisticated]]; [[fashionable]]; [[smooth]].
2. Attractive, [[stylish]]
3. [[effeminate|Effeminate]].

Noun

1. A short rustling, hissing or whistling sound, often made by friction.
2. A hissing, sweeping movement through the air, as of an animal's tail.
3. A sound of [[liquid]] flowing, especially inside a container.
4. A twig or bundle of twigs, used for administering beatings; a [[switch]]
5. {{lb|en|basketball}} A successful basketball shot that does not touch the [[rim]] or [[backboard]].
6. {{lb|en|cricket}} A rapid or careless attacking stroke by the batter.
7. {{lb|en|slang}} An effeminate male [[homosexual]].
8. {{lb|en|slang|uncountable}} [[effeminacy|Effeminacy]], effeminate or homosexual [[demeanor]].
9. {{lb|en|uncountable|Canada|prison slang}} An [[improvised]] [[alcoholic]] [[drink]] made by [[ferment]]ing whatever [[ingredient]]s are available.

Verb

1. To make a rustling sound while moving.
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[flourish]] with a swishing sound.
3. {{lb|en|transitive|slang|dated}} To [[flog]]; to [[lash]].
4. {{lb|en|basketball}} To make a successful basketball shot that does not touch the [[rim]] or [[backboard]].
5. {{lb|en|gay slang}} To mince or otherwise to behave in an effeminate manner.
6. {{lb|en|transitive}} To cause a liquid to move around in a container, or in one's mouth.

Interjection

1. {{lb|en|onomatopoeia}} A [[hiss]]ing or whistling [[sound]] of something travelling quickly through the air.
2. {{lb|en|onomatopoeia}} The sound of a [[basketball]] going in the [[hoop]].

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