Swish

/swɪʃ/ verb

Definition

to move quickly with a soft, whispering sound; the sound itself.

Etymology

From onomatopoeia, mimicking the sound of something moving quickly through air or liquid, used in English since the 1600s.

Kelly Says

When a basketball goes through the net without hitting the rim, it's called 'nothing but net' or 'swish' because of the exact sound the ball makes going through—basketball culture basically created a new onomatopoeia.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሰው
sew
ARالعربية
صوت
soot
BNবাংলা
ছোট আওয়াজ
chhot aawaj
CACatalà
swoosh
swoosh
CSČeština
švih
shveeh
DADansk
swoosh
swoosh
DEDeutsch
Wisch
vish
ELΕλληνικά
φουφού
foo-foo
ESEspañol
bati
bah-tee
FAفارسی
زیر
zeer
FISuomi
viis
vee-s
FRFrançais
froufrou
fru-fru
GUGU
ચાલવું
chaal-vu
HAHA
swoosh
swoosh
HEעברית
שפשוף
sha-fuf
HIहिन्दी
फुसफुसाना
phus-phus-a-na
HUMagyar
csörömpölés
choor-om-po-lesh
IDBahasa Indonesia
gesekan
geh-seh-kan
IGIG
swoosh
swoosh
ITItaliano
swoosh
swoosh
JA日本語
シュッシュ
shush
KKKK
шыл
shyl
KMKM
ស្វិស
svihs
KO한국어
shuek
MRMR
स्विश्
sviish
MSBahasa Melayu
gesekan
geh-seh-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ပြန်
pyan
NLNederlands
wisch
vish
NONorsk
swoosh
swoosh
PAPA
ਫੁસਫੁਸਾ
phus-phus-a
PLPolski
swoosh
swoosh
PTPortuguês
swoosh
swoosh
RORomână
șuier
shwee-er
RUРусский
свист
sviist
SVSvenska
swoosh
swoosh
SWKiswahili
fizi
fee-zee
TAதமிழ்
சுழல்
shuzhal
TEతెలుగు
స్విష్
sviish
THไทย
ฟู่
foo
TLTL
swoosh
swoosh
TRTürkçe
fırtına
feer-tee-nah
UKУкраїнська
швидкий рух
shvidky ruh
URاردو
چلنا
chal-na
VITiếng Việt
swoosh
swoosh
YOYO
swoosh
swoosh
ZH中文
shuā
ZUZU
swoosh
swoosh

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