swish

movement

1. Countable

   a swift movement through the air that produces a soft, rustling sound

   • The stage was revealed with a swish as the curtain was drawn open.

   • Her skirt made a swish as she twirled around.

   • The golf club made a swish as he swung it.

1. TransitiveIntransitive

   to move or cause something to move quickly through the air, producing a soft, rustling sound

   • I could hear the whip swishing through the air.

   • The wind swished the leaves as they rustled in the breeze.

   • She swished her long hair behind her back.

   More examples

1. very fashionable and expensive; luxurious and stylish

   • a swish bar

   • They were staying at a swish hotel.

   • She wore a very swish evening gown.