Definition of "swishing" [swishing]

• Present participle of swish. (verb)
• The sound of fabric or fur moving in the air. (noun)
• The movement that produces such a sound. (noun)
• A switching; a beating with twigs. (noun)

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• "She said she heard a thump, then what someone described as a swishing sound, and a man near the back of the bus went to investigate."
• "Good news for those who said you prefer girls with swords in a recent poll - looks like more n more Japanese ladies are taking up the sport of samurai sword swishing ..."
• "Something romantic, nostalgic, bracing and, for the novice, ankle-wobbling, about the idea of swishing across frozen water."