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swashing

[ swosh-ing, swaw-shing ]

adjective

  1. tending to swash:

    swashing water.



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Other Words From

  • swashing·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of swashing1

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

This swashing affects not only the broken part of the waves, but all the water between the outer breaker and the shore.

Even in Grave V. at Mycenae, we have a sword blade so massive at the top that it was certainly capable of a swashing blow.

She was noticeably down by the head, and black water was swashing forward of the break of the main-deck.

The swashing of the water made a sound (pluk, pluk, pluk, pluk) resembling that of the viscera of a bear as he moves along.

She sounded almost atop of us, and the whistling was followed by a swashing of water as though her propeller had been reversed.

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