Swish

What do we mean by swish?

To move with a hissing or whistling sound. intransitive verb

To rustle, as silk. intransitive verb

To cause to move with a swishing sound. intransitive verb

To swirl or agitate (a liquid) in a glass or in the mouth with a swishing sound. intransitive verb

To whip with a rod. intransitive verb

A sharp whistling or rustling sound. noun

A movement making such a sound. noun

A shot that goes through the net of the basket without hitting the backboard or rim. noun

A rod used for flogging. noun

Used as a disparaging term for a gay man. noun

Fashionable; posh. adjective

Effeminate. adjective

A sound as of water lapping the shore, or of swift movement through the air; a rustling. noun

A swish-broom. noun

In a swishing manner, or with a swishing sound; with a swish.

To flog; lash.

To flourish; brandish; make quick, cutting motions with; switch.

To affect by swishing: as, to swish off the heads of flowers with a cane.

To move, or make a movement, with a swash or flourish, or with a sound like the washing of small waves on the shore, or of swift movement through the air, of which the word swish is imitative.

A short rustling, hissing or whistling sound, often made by friction.

A hissing, sweeping movement through the air, as of an animal's tail.

A sound of liquid flowing inside a container.

A twig or bundle of twigs, used for administering beatings; a switch

A successful basketball shot that does not touch the rim or backboard.

An effeminate male homosexual.

An improvised alcoholic drink made by fermenting whatever ingredients are available.

Words that are spelled similarly to swish:
swish, wish, swiss, swash, shish, slish, swith, swich, swosh, swis, sish.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word swish:
cymbal, pang, curtain, stereotypes, exotic, tail, max, rapper, ride, flash, gay, destruction, tool, mississippi, opportunities, stewart, script, ltd, mrs, heard, featuring, bishop, entitled, twice, your, create, martin, meaning, sound, primarily, camp, featured, china.

Words that rhyme with swish:
fish, dish, wish, catfish, tish, ish, jellyfish, bish, shellfish, knish, starfish, dogfish, phish, commish, sunfish, whitefish, goldfish, kish, cuttlefish, crawfish, angelfish, swordfish, frisch, petri dish, whish, gish, go fish, redfish, flatfish, lish, sailfish, slish, pipefish, jewfish, mish, quish, blue channel catfish, needlefish, kishke, tuna fish, rish, dealfish, kettle of fish, goosefish, lungfish, trish, bony fish, blue catfish, tisch, chafing dish, fisch, side dish, cold fish, alms dish, odd fish, flying fish, queenfish, blish, angler fish, freshwater fish, misch, glish, isch, rainbow fish, food fish, risch, sucking fish, poor fish, flashlight fish, bottom fish, lancet fish, disch, icefish, bellows fish, butter dish, ocean sunfish, basket fish, anemone fish, biplane flying fish, crucifix fish, deepwater pipefish, european catfish, game fish, wolf fish, butterfly fish, american smooth dogfish, kisch, sea crawfish, bisch, buffalo fish, saltwater fish, scorpion fish, porcupine fish, oyster fish, rock sunfish, sea catfish, surf fish, clown anemone fish, channel catfish, lake whitefish.

Adjectives that are often used to describe swish:
soft, faint, gentle, steady, sudden, rhythmic, quick, occasional, slight, sharp, loud, silken, long, quiet, light, heavy, rhythmical, angry, low, constant, slow, regular, final, distant, dry, familiar, swift, cold, wet, audible, drawn, muffled, faintest, smooth, like, mighty, ominous, vicious, dull, pleasant, silky, ceaseless, unmistakable, shrill, cool, mere, continuous, monotonous, curious, metallic, tempestuous, rapid, intermittent, violent, crisp, lazy, perfect, willowy, threatening, soothing, sibilant, peculiar, deadly, silent, musical, elegant, hasty, playful, graceful, terrific, deft, impatient, front, sickly, everlasting, clean, liquid, upward, extra, immense, agreeable, sad, circular, furious, grumble.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective swish:
pan, swash, sound, pans, flash, pattern, past, hotel, swallow, water, susurrer, walls, swoosh, restaurant, rattle, swishing, houses, click, thump, thud, technique, huts, tail, noise, bang, half, body, bar, overhead, swashing, club, chug, stays, whistles, buildings, apartment, yells, thunk, hotels, right, wrath, fart, car, wall, upwards, cup, solution, step, restaurants, pitter, band, room, sparkle, sounds, hum, party, rumble, all, ending, patter, leaps, office, home, roar, parties, splash, pad, rest, splutter, rustle, ride, clothes, back, hut, wake, bend, suburb, building, cadillac, clatter, alps.

Consonant match to swish:
swash, swoosh, swosh.

Words that sound like swish:
swish, switch, swoosh, swich, swash, swosh, swedge, swisher, swiss, squish, suess, swill, swatch, sweer, swage, suisse, swished, swizz, swishy, swis, swiz, swit, suage, slish, whish, i wish, sweat, swear, swell, slush, sesh, swet, smush, sware, swett, spesh, swel, suresh, sewage, sea ash, sweet, snitch, sway, smash, stitch, stash, squash, suite, slash, stich, swat, sash, sways, smidge, slosh, swayze, sitch, swee, smoosh, smosh, swa, swathe, sui, spash, swe, sweatt, swea, sich, sosh, swale, swar, squidge, suis, swayer, swas, swatt, swete, squoosh, smitch, sois, stoush, sweal, sloosh, swal, swass, snic, snash, suie, swaz, suat, swashed, slich, souche, soie, swashy, swatte, sweigh, sposh, suas, sea witch.