adj
Meaning 1
Producing a swishing sound.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- a long, swishy dress
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
swishy
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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rhymes with -ɪʃi
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
adj
Meaning 2
Swish; fancy, posh, impressive.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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adj
Meaning 3
Effeminate; gay
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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adjective satellite
Meaning 4
resembling a sustained `sh' or soft whistle
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- swishing windshield wipers
- a swishy skirt
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From swish + -y.