swish

Definition

  • verb: to move with or cause (something) to move with a soft sweeping or brushing sound
  • verb: to move, pass, swing, or whirl with the sound of a swish
  • synonyms: flog, lash, dash

Examples

  • He watched as the windshield wipers 'swished' back and forth.

  • The horse shooed the flies away with a 'swish' of its tail.

  • The horse 'swished' its tail back and forth.

Movie quotes

  • (..) Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,Do something! Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,-What?\N-Anything! Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,-Hurry up!\N-Swish and flick. Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,Wingardium Leviosa. Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,Cool. (..)
    2001 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
  • (..) Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,Now, don't forget the nice wrist\Nmovement we've been practicing. Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,The swish and flick. Everyone. Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,The swish and flick. Good.\NOh, and enunciate. (..)
    2001 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone