Swish — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a brushing or rustling sound

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/swˈɪʃ/

🇬🇧British English

/swˈɪʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/swˈɪʃ/

1 syllable Say it as /swˈɪʃ/.

Examples

The bubbles swoshed around in the glass
The curtain swooshed open
classy clothes

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

swoosh posh lap swosh classy

Parts of Speech

noun	a brushing or rustling sound
verb	move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound “The bubbles swoshed around in the glass”
adjective	elegant and fashionable; ; ; ; - Julia Child “classy clothes”

Word Forms

swishy	adjective	resembling a sustained `sh' or soft whistle
swish	verb	move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound
swish	noun	a brushing or rustling sound
class	noun	elegance in dress or behavior

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

bruissement

un bruit de brossage ou de bruissement

🇪🇸Spanish

silbido

un sonido de roce o crujido

🇳🇱Dutch

zwiepen

een borstelend of ritselend geluid

🇵🇹Portuguese

balançar

um som de escovação ou farfalhar

🇷🇺Russian

взмахнуть

звук прикосновения или шороха

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बेंत की मार

ब्रश करने या सरसराहट की ध्वनि

🇧🇩Bengali

সুইশ

একটি brushing বা rustling শব্দ

🇮🇳Tamil

ஸ்விஷ்

ஒரு துலக்குதல் அல்லது சலசலக்கும் ஒலி

🇮🇳Telugu

స్విష్

బ్రషింగ్ లేదా రస్స్ట్లింగ్ ధ్వని

🇮🇳Marathi

स्विश

घासण्याचा किंवा घासण्याचा आवाज

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્વિશ

બ્રશિંગ અથવા રસ્ટલિંગ અવાજ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ವಿಶ್

ಹಲ್ಲುಜ್ಜುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ರಸ್ಲಿಂಗ್ ಶಬ್ದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്വിഷ്

ബ്രഷിംഗ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ തുരുമ്പെടുക്കുന്ന ശബ്ദം

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

嗖嗖

刷牙声或沙沙声

🇯🇵Japanese

シュッシュ

ブラッシングまたはガサガサという音

🇰🇷Korean

쳐서 자르다

스치는 소리나 바스락거리는 소리

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vung vẩy

một âm thanh cọ xát hoặc xào xạc

🇹🇭Thai

หวด

เสียงแปรงฟันหรือเสียงกรอบแกรบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

desir

suara gesekan atau gemerisik

🇲🇾Malay

berdesing

bunyi menggosok atau berdesir

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حفيف

صوت تنظيف الأسنان بالفرشاة أو حفيف

🇮🇷Persian

سوئیچ کردن

صدای مسواک زدن یا خش خش

🇹🇷Turkish

hışırtı

fırçalama veya hışırtı sesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַצְלִיף

צליל צחצוח או רשרוש

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