Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [swosh, swawsh]
- /swɒʃ, swɔʃ/
- /swɔʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [swosh, swawsh]
- /swɒʃ, swɔʃ/
Definitions of swash word
- verb without object swash to splash, as things in water, or as water does: Waves were swashing against the piers. 1
- verb without object swash to dash around, as things in violent motion. 1
- verb without object swash to swagger. 1
- verb with object swash to dash or cast violently, especially to dash (water or other liquid) around, down, etc. 1
- noun swash the surging or dashing, sometimes violent, of water, waves, etc. 1
- noun swash the sound made by such dashing: the thunderous swash of the waves. 1
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Origin of swash
First appearance:
before 1520 One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1520-30; imitative
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Swash
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
swash popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
swash usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for swash
verb swash
- bespatter — to splash all over, as with dirty water
- bestrew — to scatter or lie scattered over (a surface)
- bubble — Bubbles are small balls of air or gas in a liquid.
- eddied — a current at variance with the main current in a stream of liquid or gas, especially one having a rotary or whirling motion.
- eddying — a current at variance with the main current in a stream of liquid or gas, especially one having a rotary or whirling motion.
noun swash
- draff — dregs, as in a brewing process; lees; refuse.
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