English Dictionary

SWOSH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does swosh mean? 

SWOSH (verb)
  The verb SWOSH has 1 sense:

1. move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing soundplay

  Familiarity information: SWOSH used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SWOSH (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Synonyms:

lap; swish; swoosh; swosh

Context example:

The curtain swooshed open

Hypernyms (to "swosh" is one way to...):

go; sound (make a certain noise or sound)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s PP


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