swish

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a brushing or rustling sound
  2. verb move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound
  3. adjective elegant and fashionable; ; ; ; - Julia Child

Etymology

From noun, imitative of the sound

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