SWISH

v. n.

5 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
v.

To flourish, so as to make the sound swish. Coleridge.

2.
v.

To flog; to lash. [Slang] Thackeray.

3.
v.

To dash; to swash.

4.
n.

A sound of quick movement, as of something whirled through the air. [Colloq.]

5.
n.

Light driven spray. [Eng.]


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