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Meaning of "swishing" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SWISHING

swishing  [ˈswɪʃɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SWISHING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Swishing is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SWISHING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Swishing

Swishing refers to swapping an item or items of clothing or shoes or an accessory with friends or acquaintances. Parties must willingly give an item to participate in the transaction, once they have given an item they are free to choose something of interest from what others have offered. Value does not come into the equation, swappers do not necessarily get an item of equal value and are free to choose anything that the other person if offering. Swishing is now being more widely practiced throughout the world, and has evolved to include other items such as books and furniture. Not only do people hold 'swishing parties' either as a charity event or simply for the enjoyment of it but, there are several websites that have online swishes taking place.

Definition of swishing in the English dictionary

The definition of swishing in the dictionary is of or relating to a soft sound made by something that moves quickly through the air. Other definition of swishing is of or relating to something that moves quickly through the air, making a soft sound.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SWISHING


astonishing
əˈstɒnɪʃɪŋ
diminishing
dɪˈmɪnɪʃɪŋ
distinguishing
dɪsˈtɪŋɡwɪʃɪŋ
finishing
ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ
fishing
ˈfɪʃɪŋ
flourishing
ˈflʌrɪʃɪŋ
fly-fishing
ˈflaɪˌfɪʃɪŋ
languishing
ˈlæŋɡwɪʃɪŋ
nonvanishing
nɒnˈvænɪʃɪŋ
nourishing
ˈnʌrɪʃɪŋ
overfishing
ˌəʊvəˈfɪʃɪŋ
phishing
ˈfɪʃɪŋ
photofinishing
ˌfəʊtəʊˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ
publishing
ˈpʌblɪʃɪŋ
punishing
ˈpʌnɪʃɪŋ
ravishing
ˈrævɪʃɪŋ
refurbishing
riːˈfɜːbɪʃɪŋ
sportfishing
ˈspɔːtˌfɪʃɪŋ
varnishing
ˈvɑːnɪʃɪŋ
well-wishing
ˈwelˌwɪʃɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SWISHING

swirlingly
swirly
swish
swisher
swishier
swishiest
swishingly
swishy
Swiss
Swiss Army knife
Swiss ball
Swiss chard
Swiss cheese
Swiss cheese plant
Swiss franc
Swiss Guard
swiss muslin
Swiss pine
Swiss Re Tower
swiss roll

WORDS THAT END LIKE SWISHING

anything
blushing
bushing
crashing
crushing
Cushing
dashing
desktop publishing
flashing
flushing
gushing
ice fishing
lashing
Pershing
pushing
refreshing
slashing
smashing
thrashing
trout fishing
washing

Synonyms and antonyms of swishing in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «swishing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SWISHING

Find out the translation of swishing to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of swishing from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «swishing» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

嗖嗖
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

silbante
570 millions of speakers

English

swishing
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

swishing
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

свистящий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sibilante
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

swishing
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bruissement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bertukar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Rascheln
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

swishing
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

swishing
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Swishing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

swishing
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

swishing
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्विफ्टिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hışırtı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

swishing
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

swishing
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

свистячий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

swishing
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

swishing
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

swiep
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

swishing
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

swishing
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of swishing

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SWISHING»

The term «swishing» is regularly used and occupies the 95.980 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SWISHING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about swishing

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SWISHING»

Discover the use of swishing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to swishing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Whose Tail Is This?: A Look at Tails - Swishing, Wiggling, ...
Examines a variety of animal tails, noting how they look different and function in different ways. Animals shown include a peacock, a monkey, a kangaroo, a humpback whale, a gecko lizard, a rattlesnake, and a sea horse.
Peg Hall, 2011
2
Wagging Tails, Swishing Tails, Fluffy Tails and Other Tales
Billy Newman, the 16-year-old high school phenom, has everything he could ever want.
Judy Fuson, 2003
3
Timeless Secrets of Health and Rejuvenation
The therapy consists simply of swishing oil in the mouth. To apply this therapy you need expeller-pressed, unrefined sunflower, sesame or olive oil. In the morning, preferably after awakening or anytime before breakfast, put 1-2 tablespoons of ...
Andreas Moritz, 2007
4
A Literacy Response-to-intervention for Two Middle School ...
I'm going to go like this [writes "swishing on the board and separates 'ing' from the rest of the word]. Remember? What does that say? 35 C: -ing. 36 R: Okay. So now we have just something a lot less difficult to deal with. We only have one ...
Susan Gaylord Porter, 2008
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The Justified Tight B****rd's Guide to Life: Financial ...
Swishing. Swishing is a new phrase coined by one Lucy O'Shea and her work colleagues back in 2000 when they wanted to curtail their consumption levels without curbing a healthy appetite for 'retail therapy'. But it's not a new idea, just the ...
P.J. Moore, 2014
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Walking the Way of the Horse: Exploring the Power of the ...
When a horse cocks his/her leg as a warning, his/her ears will be pinned back and his/her tail will be swishing, therefore informing those nearby that something is wrong. If the client can understand the difference between resting and cocking,  ...
Leif Hallberg, 2008
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Pocket Guide to the Ear: A concise clinical text on the ear ...
The presenting patient often complains of a rhythmic "swishing" or "beating" sound in one or both ears. The sound may not be audible to the patient all the time. Certain activities may precipitate it, such as lying down on the affected side or ...
Albert L. Menner, 2011
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Tacit Subjects: Belonging and Same-Sex Desire Among ...
To move, hiss, whistle, rustle when one moves: the images and meanings associated with swishing suggest auditory and visual excesses, which may or may not be completely under the control of the person who produces a given code.13 ...
Carlos Ulises Decena, 2011
9
The Body Knows... How to Stay Young
Slowly move the oil around in a rinsing, swishing, or pulling motion through the teeth for 15 to 20 minutes. This process thoroughly mixes the oil with your saliva. 3. Apparently, the swishing activates the enzymes that draw toxins out of the ...
Caroline M. Sutherland, 2008
10
The Happy Horse: How to Find One and how to Keep it that Way
A horse swishing its tail from side to side usually means: "I don't like doing this, you're getting me angry". You don't need to look behind; you'll hear the tail cutting the air angrily. You won't confuse it with a horse swishing away flies with its tail.
Iain Coleman, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SWISHING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term swishing is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Get your snowboard swishing and soaring in Alto's Adventure
Have you ever wished you could go snowboarding, but live nowhere near snow or just don't have the skill needed to stay on the board? Well, with Alto's ... «AppAdvice, Jul 15»
2
An update on bleach swishing: Reviewing the literature on diluted …
In chatting yesterday with a good friend, Renee Marchant, RDH, from Northern California, I asked her if swishing or irrigating with a diluted bleach mixture was ... «RDH, Jun 15»
3
A dude set a world record by swishing a shot from the top of a giant …
Sure, Steph Curry can hit shots from anywhere on the court, but has he tried one from 415 feet above the rim? Some dudes attempted just that on Sunday, and ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»
4
Karl-Anthony Towns, 7-foot NBA Draft stud, is swishing 3-pointers …
If numbers increasingly are defining the NBA, 7-foot, 250-pound Towns swishing 3-pointers in preparation for the 2015 NBA Draft may as well be the league's ... «SportingNews.com, Jun 15»
5
JR Smith swishing shots of redemption
BOSTON -- All season long there's been an undercurrent of redemption for these Cleveland Cavaliers. There was LeBron James trying to repair his broken ... «ESPN, Apr 15»
6
'If Yvette Cooper had possessed a tail it would have been swishing …
If she had possessed a tail, it would have been swishing. Mrs Balls, one gathered, was unjoyous to have the state of her husband's marital gymnastics subjected ... «Daily Mail, Mar 15»
7
On Beauty: Swishing coconut oil around your mouth? What's that all …
Oil pulling is the act of swishing a tablespoon or so of oil around in your mouth for 20 minutes and then spitting the mixture of oil and saliva out into the bin. «Irish Times, Feb 15»
8
Swishing and dishing
Senior forward Xavier Ford learned to cook at the age of 12 when he was told by his grandmother he had to learn how to cook. Now, it's a lifelong passion. «University at Buffalo The Spectrum, Feb 15»
9
Grab Your Favorite EVOO, Rinse, Repeat
Believers credit the practice of regularly swishing oil around in your mouth with a range of benefits from whiter teeth to increased energy and healthier skin. «Olive Oil Times, Jan 15»
10
Swishing Well: Shabu Fondue in Phoenix Offers Healthy and Messy …
In Japanese, shabu-shabu means "swish-swish," because one swishes slices of meat and hunks of fresh vegetables through pots of hot broth that cook them. «Phoenix New Times, Dec 14»

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