Swish vs. Swishy — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Swish and Swishy
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Definitions
Swish➦
To move with a hissing or whistling sound.
Swishy➦
Producing a swishing sound.
Swish➦
To rustle, as silk.
Swishy➦
Offensive Slang Effeminate.
Swish➦
To cause to move with a swishing sound
The horse swished its tail.
Swishy➦
Producing a swishing sound.
A long, swishy dress
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Swish➦
To swirl or agitate (a liquid) in a glass or in the mouth with a swishing sound.
Swishy➦
(British) Swish; fancy, posh, impressive.
Swish➦
To whip with a rod.
Swishy➦
Effeminate; gay
Swish➦
A sharp whistling or rustling sound
The swish of scythes.
Swishy➦
Resembling a sustained `sh' or soft whistle;
Swishing windshield wipers
A swishy skirt
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Swish➦
A movement making such a sound.
Swish➦
(Basketball) A shot that goes through the net of the basket without hitting the backboard or rim.
Swish➦
A rod used for flogging.
Swish➦
Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a gay man.
Swish➦
Chiefly British Fashionable; posh
"a swish pastry shop on the Rue du Bac" (Julia Child).
Swish➦
Offensive Slang Effeminate.
Swish➦
Sophisticated; fashionable; smooth.
This restaurant looks very swish — it even has linen tablecloths.
Swish➦
Attractive, stylish
Swish➦
Effeminate.
Swish➦
A short rustling, hissing or whistling sound, often made by friction.
Swish➦
A hissing, sweeping movement through the air, as of an animal's tail.
Swish➦
A sound of liquid flowing inside a container.
Swish➦
A twig or bundle of twigs, used for administering beatings; a switch
Swish➦
(basketball) A successful basketball shot that does not touch the rim or backboard.
Swish➦
(slang) An effeminate male homosexual.
Swish➦
(slang) Effeminacy, effeminate or homosexual demeanor.
He got a little swish downriver.
Swish➦
An improvised alcoholic drink made by fermenting whatever ingredients are available.
Swish➦
To make a rustling sound while moving.
The cane swishes.
Swish➦
(transitive) To flourish with a swishing sound.
To swish a cane back and forth
Swish➦
To flog; to lash.
Swish➦
(basketball) To make a successful basketball shot that does not touch the rim or backboard.
Swish➦
(gay slang) To mince or otherwise to behave in an effeminate manner.
I shall not swish; I'll merely act limp-wristed.
Swish➦
(transitive) To cause a liquid to move around in a container, or in one's mouth.
Swish the mouthwash around the mouth and between the teeth for one minute.
Swish➦
A hissing or whistling sound of something travelling quickly through the air.
Swish➦
To flourish, so as to make the sound swish.
Swish➦
To flog; to lash.
Swish➦
To dash; to swash.
Swish➦
A sound of quick movement, as of something whirled through the air.
Swish➦
Light driven spray.
Swish➦
A brushing or rustling sound
Swish➦
Move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound;
The bubbles swoshed around in the glass
The curtain swooshed open
Swish➦
Elegant and fashionable;
Classy clothes
A classy dame
A posh restaurant
A swish pastry shop on the Rue du Bac
