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swish-swash

swish-swash noun: a repeated swishing action or sound, going back and forth.

Noun

swish-swash (countable and uncountable, plural swish-swashes)

  1. A repeated swishing action or sound, going back and forth.
  2. (obsolete) A weak, wishy-washy drink.

Verb

swish-swash (third-person singular simple present swish-swashes, present participle swish-swashing, simple past and past participle swish-swashed)

  1. To make a repeated swishing action or sound.

Forms of swish-swash

Noun
pluralswish-swashes
Verb
third-person singular presentswish-swashes
present participleswish-swashing
past participleswish-swashed
pastswish-swashed

Questions about swish-swash

What does swish-swash mean?
Swish-swash means a repeated swishing action or sound, going back and forth.
What part of speech is swish-swash?
Swish-swash can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of swish-swash?
The plural of swish-swash is swish-swashes.

Words near swish-swash in the dictionary

  1. swirring
  2. swirrs
  3. swish
  4. swish cymbal
  5. swish cymbals
  6. swish-swash
  7. swish-swashed
  8. swish-swashes
  9. swish-swashing
  10. swished
  11. swisher

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