| VERB | perception | swish, lap, swosh, swoosh | move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADJECTIVE | all | swish, classy, posh | elegant and fashionable |
| NOUN | event | swish | a brushing or rustling sound |
| Sounds | swih'sh | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abolish ... Yiddish: 161 rhymes with ihsh... | |
| Meaning | Elegant and fashionable. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a swish pastry shop on the Rue du Bac"- Julia Child | |
| Synonyms | classy, posh | |
| Broader | stylish, fashionable | Having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress |
| Usage of | colloquialism | A colloquial expression |
| Meaning | A brushing or rustling sound. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | sound | The sudden occurrence of an audible event |
| Spanish | silbido | |
| Adjectives | swishy | resembling a sustained 'sh' or soft whistle |
| Verbs | swish | move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound |
| Meaning | Move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | lap, swosh, swoosh | |
| Broader | sound, go | make a certain noise or sound |
| Spanish | chapalear, chapotear | |
| Catalan | xipollar, xipollejar | |
| Nouns | swish | a brushing or rustling sound |
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