swish

1. To make a rustling sound while moving.

   The cane swishes.

2. (transitive)To flourish with a swishing sound.

   to swish a cane back and forth

3. (dated, slang, transitive)To flog; to lash.

4. To make a successful basketball shot that does not touch the rim or backboard.

5. (slang)To mince or otherwise to behave in an effeminate manner.

   I shall not swish; I'll merely act limp-wristed.

6. (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.

   move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound

1. Dogs wag their tails and cats swish theirs.

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2. Mary swishes off her scarf, and waves and waves of black hair cascade down.

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