swishes

Makes rustling sounds

Swishes is the plural noun and third-person verb form of swish.

A swish is a soft rushing sound, like fabric brushing against itself or a basketball passing cleanly through the net: Nothing but net—three swishes in a row.

To swish is to move with that sound: Her skirt swishes when she walks.

Swish can also mean stylishly elegant, or serve as dated slang for effeminate, often applied to gay men.

sound

swoosh

Rushing, sweeping sound

hiss · whisk · swirl · sibilant · murmur · flutter · sigh · fizz · whistle · shush

movement

swoosh

Rushing, sweeping sound

  • sweepBrush clean with broom
  • swirlRotating, curving movement
  • glideMove with effortless continuity

swing · twirl · flourish · whisk · arc · flick · wave · brush · swipe · sway

basketball

net

Final amount remaining

jumper · arc · basket · rim · backboard · buzzer-beater · shooter · splash · pure · clutch

Opposites
sound quality

swishesthuds

Dull impact sounds

crashes · bangs · clangs · booms · slams

movement style

swishesstomps

Steps hard and loud

plods · thuds · clomps · stumbles · crashes

Phrases
Family

swish, swishing, swished, swishy, swisher, swishers

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