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.
was swishing
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past progressiveof swish.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Those details, going back and forth and making sure that the blue was swishing across her in the right part — that took a lot of work.
From New York Times ● Nov. 13, 2021
“It was like heaven. You don’t even understand. I was swishing it around in my mouth like it was wine. It was crazy how good it was.”
From Slate ● Nov. 7, 2021
I happened to be looking up and noticed the No. 7 cell was swishing quite more than usual.
From Time Magazine Archive
His tail was swishing slowly, his ears were forward.
From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George
His long tail was swishing this way and that.
From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
