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.
were 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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The thing is, it wasn’t a brilliant shooting night in which even Beal’s heat checks were swishing.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 4, 2016
The man and boy walked down to the elevator, and in a moment were swishing down to the dark and deserted lobby below.
From Infinite Intruder by Alan Edward Nourse
The scutch grass, the long rat-tail, and the golden cushag were swishing against his riding-breeches and her print dress.
From The Manxman A Novel - 1895 by Sir Hall Caine
Tails were swishing freely, and the bullock nearest me kicked up sharply at its side and swung its head round to brush something away.
From Jock of the Bushveld by Sir Percy Fitzpatrick
A little bunch of red and white cows, knee-deep in the water, were swishing off the flies with the wet tufts of their tails.
From Red Pottage by Mary Cholmondeley
