swish

swish
I. verb Etymology: imitative Date: 1756 intransitive verb to move, pass, swing, or whirl with the sound of a swish transitive verb 1. to move, cut, or strike with a swish <
the horse swished its tail
>
2. to make (a basketball shot) so that the ball falls through the rim without touching it <
swished a 3-point jumper
>
swisher nounswishingly adverb II. noun Date: 1820 1. a. a prolonged hissing sound (as of a whip cutting the air) b. a light sweeping or brushing sound <
heard the swish of the horse's tail
>
2. a swishing movement 3. usually disparaging an effeminate homosexual III. adjective Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1766 smart, fashionable

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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