swished

Made silky sounds

Swished is the past tense of swish, which means to move with a soft rushing or rustling sound: Her silk dress swished as she walked.

It also describes moving something with a sweeping motion: The horse swished its tail at the flies.

In basketball, to swish a shot is to sink it cleanly through the net without touching the rim: He swished the three-pointer at the buzzer.

sound

swoosh

Rushing, sweeping sound

sibilance · susurration · hiss · flutter · murmur · whir · fizz · silky · fabric · skirt

motion

sweep

Brush clean with broom

  • swingSuspended recreational seat
  • swirlRotating, curving movement
  • whiskLooped wire mixer

flick · flourish · tail · wag · cape · robe · skirt · ponytail · brandish · wave

basketball

net

Final amount remaining

jumpshot · hoop · rim · shooter · buzzer-beater · clutch · game-winner · arc · release · follow-through

liquid

splash

Liquid scattering on impact

stir · gurgle · gargle · mouthwash · swirl · water · wash · churn · mix · wine

Opposites
sound quality

swishedthudded

Struck with low sound

clanked · crashed · banged · clattered · clanged

movement quality

swishedstomped

Tread forcefully underfoot

clomped · trudged · plodded · lumbered · crashed

basketball outcome

swishedbricked

Made permanently nonfunctional

clanked · rimmed out · airballed · bounced off · missed

Phrases
Family

swish, swishing, swishes, swishy, swisher, swishiest

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G