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Meaning of swish in English

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Examples of swish

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As to the disturbing effect, the swish of the rockets appears to be regarded by the geese as a natural phenomenon such as a flash of lightning.
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Such systems sound very swish.
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There was no residual cymbal swish or reverberation or amp hum.
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Their body is flat and round, with large fins that they swish back and forth to propel themselves with as they swim horizontally.
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A visitor to the museum claimed to hear the swish of petticoats behind her as she walked past the base of the staircase.
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An unintended consequence of the new technology was a low-frequency swish-swish or wooshing noise that irritated locals.
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Other makers have also offered explicit "swish" and "pang" designs from time to time.
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Typical sizes are 16 to 22 for the swish, and 16 to 20 for the pang.
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Examples of secondary motion include the rippling of water, swish of a cloak, or jiggle of body parts when a person is moving.
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When pang and swish cymbals are used as ride cymbals they are not considered effects cymbals, despite their exotic tone.
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The wires glide across the head, allowing a smoother sweep and a velvet swish sound.
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Swish won the competition and purchased music equipment that would start his production career.
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In 2008, a new build swish-brow store was said to cost upwards of $1 million and renovation of an existing unit to meet the new standards as much as $400,000.
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Being swish includes sashaying and the use of limp wrists, falsetto voices, feminine pronouns, and superlativesbasically, everything up to the other side of camp, or drag.
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Behind me, the fronds of palm trees were swishing in the warm draft.
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Translations of swish

in Chinese (Traditional)
(使)咻咻地快速移動, 時尚的, 奢華的…
in Chinese (Simplified)
(使)嗖嗖地快速移动, 时尚的, 奢华的…
in Spanish
silbido, latigazo [masculine, singular]…
in Portuguese
mover-se com um som suave, assobio [masculine]…
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hışırda(t)mak, hışırdayarak hareket et(tir)mek, havada hisleyerek hareket et(tir)mek…
chuinter, chuintement [masculine], faire siffler…
静(しず)かな音(おと)を立(た)てる, シュッという音(おと)…
zwiepen, zwiep…
švihat, svištět, švihání…
svinge, svingen…
mendesiskan, desisan…
เกิดเสียงดังเฟี้ยว, เสียงดังเฟี้ยว…
làm cho kêu xào xạc, quất, vút…
świsnąć, szeleścić, świsnąć w (powietrzu)…
snärta, svischa, svep…
mengibaskan, kibasan…
sausen (lassen), das Sausen…
smekke, sus [neuter], suse…
розсікати повітря з посвистом, шарудіти, посвист…
рассекать воздух со свистом…
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