swish

/swɪʃ/ verbo C2

En español: susurrar, agitar, encestar limpiamente

To make a rustling sound while moving. · The cane swishes.
To flourish with a swishing sound. (transitive) · to swish a cane back and forth
To flog; to lash. (dated, slang, transitive)
To make a successful basketball shot that does not touch the rim or backboard.
To mince or otherwise to behave in an effeminate manner. (slang) · I shall not swish; I'll merely act limp-wristed.
To cause a liquid to move around in a container, or in one's mouth. (transitive) · Swish the mouthwash around the mouth and between the teeth for one minute.

He/she/it swishes · Pasado swished · Participio pasado swished · Forma en -ing swishing

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Formas del verbo

Forma base: swish
He/she/it: swishes
Pasado: swished
Participio pasado: swished
Forma en -ing: swishing

De la biblioteca

The waves broke with a soft swish on the rocks below them, and the tang of the sea was in the strong, fresh air.

Anne of Green Gables, p. 241 · C1

The basketball sailed through the air and slipped through the net with a satisfying swish.

The Science of Basketball, p. 1 · B2

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