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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
swish . - noun Plural form of
shish .
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Examples
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Other than that it would be fun to see the look on Wallace’s face when (and if) Palin swishes into the studio to do the interview.
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See how it kind of swishes from side to side as she walks, hitting her ass?
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She just got a swab of the same stuff that an older child "swishes" with.
Blog Stats Dr. Dean Brandon 2007
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The doctor himself gave the signal to start, and at the word they darted with two "swishes" into the water.
Parkhurst Boys And Other Stories of School Life Talbot Baines Reed 1872
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His dynamic innings was studded with the kind of punchy cuts and drives from not particularly bad balls that have become his trademark; With his repeated swishes at good-length balls outside the off stump, Prior always offers the opposition a chance, but when he comes off, as he did at Lord's, he can take a game away from a team in a session.
Team's Fate is in Their Hands Richard Lord 2011
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The ball swishes through the net, making my first basket ever!
Camo Girl Kekla magoon 2011
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He swishes and clomps in his suit and boots back into the kitchen and dutifully swallows his Concerta.
Left Neglected Lisa Genova 2011
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His dynamic innings was studded with the kind of punchy cuts and drives from not particularly bad balls that have become his trademark; With his repeated swishes at good-length balls outside the off stump, Prior always offers the opposition a chance, but when he comes off, as he did at Lord's, he can take a game away from a team in a session.
Team's Fate is in Their Hands Richard Lord 2011
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He swishes and clomps in his suit and boots back into the kitchen and dutifully swallows his Concerta.
Left Neglected Lisa Genova 2011
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The snake swishes and hisses, expanding its muscular hood, eyes shiny like glazed marble.
Snake Walk Ajay Vishwanathan 2011
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