swish
verb (used without object)
to move with or make a sibilant sound, as a slender rod cutting sharply through the air or as small waves washing on the shore.
had swished
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past perfectof swish.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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To close the first quarter, Curry drilled a 32-foot rainbow three-pointer, turning his back to the hoop and jogging toward the other end of the court before the ball had swished through the net.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 11, 2022
Making the sequence more disheartening was that guard Armaan Franklin had swished a pull-up jumper in the lane to give Virginia a 63-61 lead with one second remaining.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 26, 2022
Wiesberger had swished his tee shot to 12 feet, so when Thomas can’t hole out, it’s another hole to Europe.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 25, 2021
In Kingstree, S. C., Farmer H. R. Morris found a lost cow which had swished its tail around a tree, knotted itself fast, slowly starved to death.
From Time Magazine Archive
She was prevented from sinking by her cloak, which had swished over on one side of the tow-rope as her body fell upon the other.
From The Child Wife by Mayne Reid
