Synonyms for swish
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : swish |
| Phonetic Transcription : swɪʃ |
Top 10 synonyms for swish Other synonyms for the word swish
Définition of swish
Origin :- 1756, probably imitative of the sound made by something brushing against or through something. Related: Swished; swishing.
- adj fashionable, elegant
- We heard the swish of the boughs, heavy with new snow, and then silence.
- Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
- Obediently he wheeled to the left, and I caught the swish of his sword as it left the scabbard.
- Extract from : « The Suitors of Yvonne » by Raphael Sabatini
- His ears, strained to listen, had caught the swish of a woman's gown.
- Extract from : « St. Martin's Summer » by Rafael Sabatini
- I sprang aft: but in the roar of wind and swish and thud of sea could not hear him.
- Extract from : « The Cruise of the Shining Light » by Norman Duncan
- They did as they were bidden, and then the little man said, “Swash, swish!”
- Extract from : « Irish Fairy Tales » by Edmond Leamy
- At a hundred yards I gave the signal, and heard the clank and swish of the discharge.
- Extract from : « Danger! and Other Stories » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- They did as they were bidden, and then the little man said, "Swash, swish!"
- Extract from : « The Golden Spears » by Edmund Leamy
- There was a swish of petticoats, and she was standing at the side of her chair.
- Extract from : « The Lure of the Mask » by Harold MacGrath
- Now and again one heard the swish and the "plop" of gas-shells.
- Extract from : « Pushed and the Return Push » by George Herbert Fosdike Nichols, (AKA Quex)
- Never had the swish of a woman's skirt sounded so sweet to her before.
- Extract from : « Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
Antonyms for swish
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