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How to pronounce “swish”

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Pronunciation guide for swish

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of swish with real speech in context.
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Real speech example
The Secret Ingredients of Great Hospitalityadding a little swish of ketchup and a swish of mustard onto each plate
Definition summary
(British, colloquial) sophisticated; fashionable; smooth.

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How to pronounce swish

The Secret Ingredients of Great Hospitality

adding a little swish of ketchup and a swish of mustard onto each plate

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “swish”

Meaning

  • [Adjective]
  • (British, colloquial) sophisticated; fashionable; smooth.
  • Attractive, stylish
  • Effeminate.
  • [Noun]
  • A short rustling, hissing or whistling sound, often made by friction.
  • A hissing, sweeping movement through the air, as of an animal's tail.
  • A sound of liquid flowing inside a container.
  • A twig or bundle of twigs, used for administering beatings; a switch
  • (basketball) A successful basketball shot that does not touch the rim or backboard.
  • (cricket) A rapid or careless attacking stroke by the batter.
  • (slang) An effeminate male homosexual.
  • (slang, uncountable) Effeminacy, effeminate or homosexual demeanor.
  • (uncountable, Canada, prison slang) An improvised alcoholic drink made by fermenting whatever ingredients are available.
  • [Verb]
  • To make a rustling sound while moving.
  • (transitive) To flourish with a swishing sound.
  • (transitive, slang, dated) To flog; to lash.
  • (basketball) To make a successful basketball shot that does not touch the rim or backboard.
  • (gay slang) To mince or otherwise to behave in an effeminate manner.
  • (transitive) To cause a liquid to move around in a container, or in one's mouth.
  • [Interjection]
  • A hissing or whistling sound of something travelling quickly through the air.

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