swashing

American  

[swosh-ing, swaw-shing] / ˈswɒʃ ɪŋ, ˈswɔ ʃɪŋ /

adjective

1. tending to swash.

   swashing water.

2. swashbuckling.

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Other Word Forms

• swashingly adverb

Etymology

Origin of swashing

First recorded in 1550–60; swash + -ing ²

Example Sentences

Moist environments such as gut mucus, wound fluids, or the urinary tract provide surfaces where bacteria could spread through swashing, even when their flagella are not functioning effectively.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026

Because swashing depends on fermentation and acidic by products, altering factors such as surface pH or sugar levels could limit bacterial growth.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026

Without them, bacteria cannot produce the fluid flows needed for swashing.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026

Because at one point there’s a drawing on the page of what sword swashing looks like—just a crazy scribble, like at the end of a fancy old time signature.

From Slate • Mar. 16, 2016

They mock my wide smile, and my scantness of thatch; I think, though, in managing skill I am—skill I am, All things considered, much more than a match For swaggering, swashing Sir William—Will-i-am!

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, May 31, 1890 by Various