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• Swish — Swish, v. t. [From the sound. Cf. {Swash}.] 1. To flourish, so as to make the sound swish. Coleridge. [1913 Webster] 2. To flog; to lash. [Slang] Thackeray. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Swish — Swish, v. i. To dash; to swash. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• swash — Synonyms and related words: aqueduct, arroyo, asperge, babble, bed, bedew, bespatter, besprinkle, bounce, brave show, bubble, burble, canal, creek bed, culvert, dabble, damp, dampen, dash, dew, donga, douche, douse, dry bed, flume, foam, froth,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• swish — v 1. whish, whoosh, whiz, whistle, hiss, sibilate, whir, hum, buzz. 2. rustle, swoosh, sough, sigh, whisper, murmur. 3. swirl around, move around, stir around, agitate, swash around; splash, swash, dash against, wash, lap. 4. flourish, brandish,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• swish — Synonyms and related words: assibilate, assibilation, babble, bent, bubble, burble, buzz, campy, classy, crinkle, de rigueur, effeminate, effervesce, effervescence, effervescing, elegant, exclusive, fashionable, fizz, fizzle, fizzling, frication …   Moby Thesaurus

• squelch — v 1. squash, crush down, mash, smash, smush, ram, crunch, Dial. squish, strike or press forcefully; pulp, masticate, knead; pulverize, granulate, powder; stamp on, fall on, trample on; squeeze, compress, compact, flatten; stuff, cram, crowd,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• lap — n 1. seat, knees. 2. security, secureness, safeness, comfort, protection, refuge. 3. responsibility, obligation, charge, job, task; bailiwick, turf, neighborhood, territory. v 1. wrap, wrap up, wind around, dress; fold up, case, enclothe, clothe; …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• swosh — verb move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound The bubbles swoshed around in the glass The curtain swooshed open • Syn: ↑lap, ↑swish, ↑swoosh • Derivationally related forms: ↑swish ( …   Useful english dictionary

• Regional handwriting variation — Although people in many parts of the world share common alphabets and numeral systems (variations on the Latin writing System are used throughout Europe, the Americas, Australia, and much of Africa; the Hindu Arabic numerals are nearly universal) …   Wikipedia

• ripple — v 1. wave, undulate, purl, ruffle; trill, lap, swash, wash, slap, splash, swish; gurgle, guggle, babble, burble, murmur. 2. ruffle, curl, rumple, crumple, dimple, crinkle; crimp, fret, crisp; fold, ruff, wrinkle, cockle, twill, crease. n 3. wave …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder