- present participle of swish.
swishing
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In the coming days, the drizzly gray weather along the coast is not expected to change much, said Mehle, who drove to work in Monterey on Saturday with his windshield wipers swishing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2025
Between the pomp surrounding donning one’s holy livery, pointed glares and swishing red silks and velvets, these cassocked clergymen make bored teenagers seem kind.
From Salon ● Nov. 22, 2024
Hutton said: "A horse will move a fly off its backside by swishing its tail, it will react to the lightest of touches."
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2024
Cats display a wide range of visual signals: tails swishing side to side, or raised high in the air; rubbing and curling around our legs; crouching; flattening ears or widening eyes.
From New York Times ● Feb. 29, 2024
He’s ducking his rump under the current, swishing back and forth until the bandage comes off and floats away.
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
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