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Definitions for Swishing

[1] to move with or make a sibilant sound, as a slender rod cutting sharply through the air or as small waves washing on the shore.
[2] to rustle, as silk.
[3] to move or behave in an exaggeratedly effeminate manner.
[4] to flourish, whisk, etc., with a swishing movement or sound: to swish a cane.
[5] to bring, take, cut, etc., with such a movement or sound: to swish off the tops of plants with a cane.
[6] to flog or whip.
[7] a swishing movement or sound.
[8] a stock or rod for flogging or a stroke with this.
[9] Slang : Extremely Disparaging and Offensive . a contemptuous term used to refer to an effeminate male homosexual.
[10] Slang : Extremely Disparaging and Offensive . swishy(def 2) .
[11] Chiefly British Informal . stylishly elegant; fashionable.
[12] to move with or make or cause to move with or make a whistling or hissing sound
[13] (intr) (esp of fabrics) to rustle
[14] (tr) slang , rare to whip; flog
[15] (tr foll by off ) to cut with a swishing blow
[16] a hissing or rustling sound or movement
[17] a rod for flogging or a blow from such a rod
[18] US slang an effeminate male homosexual
[19] a W African building material composed of mortar and mud or laterite, or more recently of cement and earth
[20] informal , mainly British fashionable; smart
[21] US slang effeminate and homosexual

Words related to Swishing

swishsplash, lick, grill, sear, crackle, fizzle, roast, sputter, broil, fly, flap, twirl, swing, wield, brandish, twist, shake, flutter, flit, whir

Words nearby Swishing

swishswipe card, swipes, swipple, swirl, swirly, swish, swishy, swiss, swiss army knife, swiss ball, swiss chard

Origin of Swishing

First recorded in 1750–60; imitative

Other words from Swishing

swish·er , noun
swish·ing·ly , adverb

Word origin for Swishing

C18: of imitative origin

Synonyms for Swishing

stirring, whispering, murmurous