How To Use Swish In A Sentence

Both favour the no-frills approach, often eschewing swish restaurants to munch burgers together when they meet. Times, Sunday Times
A female puppet with a fine, domed forehead entered, swishing black velvet.
He turned up at the swish hotel suite to meet us all by himself, with no fuss and no entourage, and was utterly charming. The Sun
They display their techniques by swishing their swords around in synchronisation.
While there are plenty of party girls still sporting low-slung bell bottoms, the hippest in the crowd are swishing around in kicky full skirts, miniskirts and skirts with dipping hemlines.

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I kiss Bob and the kids good-bye, wish them a fun and safe day, and listen to them swish in their nylon shell pants and clomp in their heavy boots out the door. Left Neglected
There's also a sauna (it was built in the '80s, remember), an area for a hot tub and supposedly a very swish tennis court on the roof.
The converted catamaran will have a 50ft pool, luxurious rooms and a swish lounge bar. Times, Sunday Times
Then what sounded like tennis shoes swishing through shallow water (I never had the courage to swim in water more than a foot deep) startled me.
His wife of twenty-two years is sitting catty-corner to him in a turquoise T-shirt with a tropical fish swimming across her chest; but her slim ankles are demurely crossed, the resting pose of one of those fifties starlets who swished around on-screen in full skirts, sheer hose, and kitten heels. THE HUSBANDS AND WIVES CLUB
With an elaborate swish of his cape he turned and made for the door.
I moved sharply away, my clothes swishing with my movement.
Add the garlic, rosemary and chilli flakes, giving them a good swish around the pan to release the flavours. Times, Sunday Times
He conferred again, and I tried to picture the other side of the screen, with the Rani, sharp-faced and thin in her silk shawl, muttering her instructions to him, and puzzled to myself what the odd persistent noise was that I could hear above the soft pipes of the hidden orchestra - a gentle, rhythmic swishing from beyond the screen, as though a huge fan were being used. Fiancée
But at the moment, I am content to sit here and listen to the cars swishing through the water outside my windows.
It's like taking a mouthful of good wine, swishing it around in your mouth, savoring it before you let it go down.
Its 10 rooms combine antique furniture with swish bathrooms. Times, Sunday Times
She could hear the slap of Laura's flip-flops and the swish of her jeans grow steadily louder.
I floated down the stairs with the soft fabric of the dress swishing around my legs.
They heard the swish of her usual elaborate dress as she headed towards the door.
I swished my way through the center of town, knocking people down and upturning garbage cans.
The converted catamaran will have a 50ft pool, luxurious rooms and a swish lounge bar. Times, Sunday Times
I heard the rope swish through the air.
Today The Shed, on the site of that notorious terracing, is a restaurant beneath a swish hotel.
His nadir came in the shape of a double-bogey at the par - 5 seventh where he pranged one into the rough, another behind the green and, all the while, swished his club about in ill-disguised anger.
swishing windshield wipers
Molly whined, pulling back her hair into a long and swishy ponytail.
I glanced at her ensemble, which consisted of a long patchwork skirt and a long swishy sort of top.
But her waist was so tiny, she yearned to nip it in further still, to swish with layers of petticoats. THE GOLDEN LION
The roses bloomed, swallows skimmed low and the breeze swished the treetops.
A spectacular Leonid storm in 1833 generated further anecdotes of meteors that swished, whooshed, or, in one case, ‘resembled the noise of a child's popgun.’
She could hear the slap of Laura's flip-flops and the swish of her jeans grow steadily louder.
The roses bloomed, swallows skimmed low and the breeze swished the treetops.
There's a guilty pleasure in witnessing his obvious discomfort and huffy asides to the camera - ‘four hours’ he mutters darkly while getting fitted for a swish suit.
The dragon swished its tail, and for the dozenth time that afternoon Yrung flew through the air. Squired-Up
We love thee for adding a little grey eye shadow to make things look more swish and modern. Times, Sunday Times
Then as the electric doors swished open and three police officers jumped out on to the ballast, the awful realisation dawned.
The place was quite swish, I suppose, but the decor was vile: a real mishmash of conflicting styles.
Rich kids in fourth grade used to make fun of the sounds of my corduroys swishing down the hall.
A large car swished past them and turned into the embassy gates.
Exceptions: Your doctor hears a swishing sound, called a bruit, with a stethoscope, or you have had a stroke or mini-stroke.7. 8 medical tests you don't need
The pants were loose, too, and made a swishing noise when one leg rubbed against the other.
Small waves swished on the shore.
As they walked from their suites, the players passed swish restaurants and luxury boutiques. Times, Sunday Times
Her blade swished as it cut the air, and completed the upswinging arc with only a blur in the middle. The Conquering Sword of Conan
Left-wing but with a swish car? Times, Sunday Times
Dresses swished by, accompanied by long black tailcoats and the faint scent of perfume.
Stadium MK is still oddly indistinguishable in texture from the Ikea megastore with which it shares a plot, its main entrance reminiscent of the marketing suite of a rather swish new suburban residential development. Dietmar Hamann aims for the top again – with or without MK Dons
The umpires asked McCullum to hang around while they checked for the no-ball, but Tait was okay and so the dangerous McCullum is on his way, swishing his bat in frustration.3rd over: New Zealand 10-0 Guptill 0, B McCullum 8 Lee, 34 years young as David Brent would say, has started wonderfully here. Australia v New Zealand - live! | Rob Smyth
Stenosis in the artery causes a swishing sound, which is heard as a bruit on auscultation and also may be felt as a thrill or slight vibration in the vessel on palpation.
For starters, there's that swish kitchen, but if you want a break from cooking there's also a huge gas barbie on the balcony.
Water will trickle audibly here and there, and there'll be the gentle swish of bamboo and tall grasses.
Dinner in the swish restaurant will cost at least another 150 each per night. The Sun
The rain was swishing down and lightning rent the sky. Times, Sunday Times
There was a pause during which I seemed to hear the regular gentle swish of the punkah and the steady buzzing of the cicadas in the sandalwood trees.
I took a long sip of coffee, swishing the warm liquid around my mouth, the taste of coffee beans lingering on my taste buds.
When she moved, her hair swished with her movements in a way that tantalized any man in her radius, though she was oblivious to all of the attention she got.
Colin says he nearly got "swished" to-day, only his master begged him off because he'd done nothing at all really. The Giant's Robe
Percy was wearing a crisp new set of whites and swishing his racket experimentally at tiny insects.
Around 1,000 guests were flown in on planes chartered from Air India and were booked into two swish hotels.
The roses bloomed, swallows skimmed low and the breeze swished the treetops.
Ten and a quarter inches long, swishy, made of willow.
Her competitive days may now be behind her, but Beck still craves the thrill and the swish of skis on snow even if, like most of us, she has to juggle a full-time job around her regular jaunts to the hills.
Yet it is coal, far more than its swishier carbon cousins, that has created the modern world. Times, Sunday Times
Picture-perfect castaway islands with gently swishing palm trees, fringed by the silkiest of sands and by turquoise seas. Times, Sunday Times
She'd hang around them briefly to make sure they were staying put, then would return to the house with a pleased smile and a satisfied swish of her tail.
a swish pastry shop on the Rue du Bac
Suzuki Motorcycles India Pvt. Ltd., a unit of Suzuki Motor Corp., launched the Hayate motorcycle in the fast-selling 110cc segment, while also adding a 125-cc scooter, Swish, to its portfolio. Two-Wheeler Makers Unveil New Models, Investments in India
He readied himself and then poured his heart into playing that tune -- he worked it around, swished it a few times, tried some variations, caught the fever, and finished off with a fast spiccato variation. Violists
Two hours north by air is Shark Bay airport, the gateway to a World Heritage area and the Monkey Mia Dolphin Resort, which offers so much more than just swish hotels and room service.
Dinner in the swish restaurant will cost at least another 150 each per night. The Sun
After warning other animals with several swishes of the tail, the giraffe boldly strides out of harm's way.
Their new apartment is very swish.
Both favour the no-frills approach, often eschewing swish restaurants to munch burgers together when they meet. Times, Sunday Times
I swished beer cans and found one that was a quarter full. Miracles, Inc.
Such inventions underline that Haier has graduated faster than did, say, Japanese and South Korean companies from the bargain basement to the swish mall.
Giving Anna an encouraging nod of her head she began to walk towards me, her long swishy skirt billowing around her in the breeze.
On the floor of the conference, “no swishing was allowed in public” and “a couple of local queens who sashayed up to one session were told politely but firmly to go home and come back only if they were properly dressed and behaved.” A Renegade History of the United States
I heard the rope swish through the air.
Some of Rick's swishier friends were actually bisexual and some of the hyper-masculine ones were strictly men-only. The Emerald Triangle
Properties range from swish villas, to town houses and colonial style apartments. The Sun
Head to the snowy slopes this winter and get into the groove with some skiing as this week's fab gear swishes and slides through the winter wonderland of the ski suit.
Offering wonderful views of Sydney Harbour, the restaurant is a swish mix of chocolate-coloured banquettes, bar canapes, perfect service and contemporary Australian cuisine.
As they walked from their suites, the players passed swish restaurants and luxury boutiques. Times, Sunday Times
She loved swishing it around and trying different styles. The Sun
The hem of the elf's blue robes swished around her feet as they scuffled across the marble.
There were cars swishing past so fast. Times, Sunday Times
After filling the cauldron up about halfway, he looked in, swishing the water about, then picking out a few pieces of debris that floated into it.
Fancy swished the tea in the teapot around a few times and then poured everyone a cup. Slice Of Cherry
He turned up at the swish hotel suite to meet us all by himself, with no fuss and no entourage, and was utterly charming. The Sun
This struck me as unusual because on previous visits the drain has always been sucked out before any water was swished down it.
Both favour the no-frills approach, often eschewing swish restaurants to munch burgers together when they meet. Times, Sunday Times
Outside the very swish restaurant, the maître d' is holding a clipboard. Times, Sunday Times
She watched the repetitive movement of the windscreen wipers swish backwards and forwards, clearing the screen from the streaks of water that blurred it.
Dawn is diluting darkness from the sky and it's difficult to distinguish between the susurration of the surf and the swishing whisper of the casuarinas around us.
He turned up at the swish hotel suite to meet us all by himself, with no fuss and no entourage, and was utterly charming. The Sun
I met him in a swish restaurant. The Sun
Dawn is diluting darkness from the sky and it's difficult to distinguish between the susurration of the surf and the swishing whisper of the casuarinas around us.
I heard the swish of a heavy cloak, and for some reason, knew who it was.
Her skirt swished as she walked.
We brush, floss, use tartar-fighting rinses, and swish around mouthwash to freshen our breath.
The gunslinger sidestepped and turned at the same time, and the heavy stick of stovewood that the girl Soobie held swished through the air, grazing his elbow only. The Gunslinger
those long-ago dresses that swished along the floor
When they swished open, she ducked behind the chained row of shopping carts. Surrender the Dark
The way the material flowed down, and swished around when I walked was beautiful.
In the swish entrance lobby, there were glossy leaflets showing what the apartment blocks would look like when completed.
I heard the soft swish of a steel blade leaving a leather lined sheath.
I left that one under the bed of our swish hotel. Times, Sunday Times
I met him in a swish restaurant. The Sun
Heart Truth is much swishier than the norm, and this year was no different. StyleList
On the streets rising up the hillside above me are new, swish apartment blocks. Times, Sunday Times
You meet at a birthday party in a swish hotel your destiny love owns. The Sun
The wind swishes among the leaves, ruffles your hair.
She wore a long white dress that swished and whirled about with the faintest brush of the wind.
There, with disco music blaring and lights flashing, they are swished around several times before being fed into a flume that drops them down a 14-foot ramp into a splash pool.
Today Ivy was wearing a long, swishy, gypsy skirt that came down to her ankles.
As they walked from their suites, the players passed swish restaurants and luxury boutiques. Times, Sunday Times
The film centers around twelve year-old Maxi, a swishy boy whose preferences for girlish clothes, romantic movies and Miss Universe pageant reenactments makes him a target for teasing in his ghetto neighborhood. 2009 June : Scrubbles.net
Dinner in the swish restaurant will cost at least another 150 each per night. The Sun
During the next play Donavon swished a shot over that opposing player.
And so, my skirt very swishy and my hands very clenched for some reason, I run, run like I am flying, back to the store of instruments.
He wore his cloak and swished it behind him most becomingly.
That's the price of a rather swish holiday in the sun or a new car.
a swishy skirt
In the ringing silence afterward they could hear the swishing of the mangroves and the plash of wavelets on the nearby beach. TROPIC OF NIGHT
One easy way to get rid of the sand and mud is to add a little salt to a bowl of cold water, swish the leaves around and transfer it to a colander.
This is your cue image, the one that we'll swish soon.
Her blade swished as it cut the air in an upswinging arc with a blur in the middle, and the headless body slumped down, spurting blood. The Conquering Sword Of Conan
Neither talked for quite a while, both just sat listening to the steady swish, chop, swish, chop, of the axe in the wood.
Terminals 1 and 2 - the ropiest ones - are being replaced with a swish new hub for the five airlines of the Star Alliance. The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed
Everyone has had the experience and knows how annoying it is hearing the swish of a club behind him just as he is in the midst of his swing.
Four weeks ago, the archive, formerly based at Ripon, moved into purpose-designed headquarters within the swish new York St John's College building, opposite the Union Terrace car park.
The cows swished their tails at the afternoon sun, the red barns stood still and solid, seemingly untouched by summers and winters gone by.
Both favour the no-frills approach, often eschewing swish restaurants to munch burgers together when they meet. Times, Sunday Times
I want to have my own little pony, and he will be white with a swishy tail and have beautiful soulful brown eyes.
A large car swished past them and turned into the embassy gates.
She swirled her blanket like a bolero and swished back into her stateroom, closing the door behind her. CORMORANT
Orenstein cites stats that put Disney's haul for those swishy pink bits of polyester froth at over $4 billion in past years. Deborah Stambler: Cinderella Ate My Daughter (& Where I Found My Girls)
A car swished by heading for the coast.
And with a swish of her skirt, she goes back to work. Times, Sunday Times
The swish of skates on the ice accentuated the daring dances, and then in more delicate moments the glistening spray shooting out from their feet looked like fairy dust.
What I have in Kim is one of those cute little women with a swishy ponytail who cuts people off in traffic while swearing like a Marine.
I think I may have gone deaf after the gig. Every noise has a sort of swishy quality to it.
And there was another call from some guy at one of those swishy bars out on Old Brompton Road. WHO KILLED TIFFANY JONES?
The newcomer's plum, saccular head nods in the old song of cloths and tatters, drab and sand-stippled, those blowzy streaks of thinned hair swishing about in an onrush of current.
You meet at a birthday party in a swish hotel your destiny love owns. The Sun
Buoyed by Logan's strikeout, the Yankees loaded the bases in the next inning, and scored three runs on a single, a double play groundout by Robinson Cano, and a Nick Swisher double that gave them the 3-2 lead. An August Win Has an October Feel
Once again, the cat hissed, swishing his tail until he was out of sight.
The horses swished their tails to get rid of the flies hovering around them.
For a full minute, the only sound was the swish of the mop against the tiled floor.
She gave us slates to write on, made us chant some Empire geography facts, ordered us to sit up straight and swished her cane around with aplomb.
And with a swish of her skirt, she goes back to work. Times, Sunday Times
We also want to go to Florida and stay in a swish hotel for two weeks in December.
He swished 19 of 20 free throw attempts, a record that still stands.
The skirt is swishy and wide, and covers her down to where her garters meet her fishnets.
She swished the coke around before taking a sip.
To replace the traditional system of slowly dragging a car through a 115-foot-long bath of anticorrosion undercoating, Toyota engineers came up with a new process in which a car body gets picked up by a robot arm, then swished around in a pool of paint, cutting the length of the line. A Scion Drives Toyota Back to Basics
During her visit, her publishers throw a swish party for her.
Aaron Brooks hit a free throw before Fernandez swished a three-pointer from the corner. Rockets hang on, knock off Trail Blazers
Unless you are a swishy fashion designer, they are gonna get it. Questions and Answers
She turned with a swish of her skirt.
After a while they could smell something really awful and soon had a lot of unsavory brown slop swishing around their feet, as the bag had ripped apart and the waste material had melted from the heat.
We go around in anoraks and bicycle clips while they swish through in large cars.
Tinnitus is defined as a swishing, ringing, or another kind of noise that seems to come from the head or ear. Health Medicine Medical
Here's a freaky dead animal necklace, and for the love of all that's holy, stay away from crazy British men in swishy coats. Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning
I left that one under the bed of our swish hotel. Times, Sunday Times
Add the garlic, rosemary and chilli flakes, giving them a good swish around the pan to release the flavours. Times, Sunday Times
Listening keenly and swishing deftly, we pinpointed the noises to be coming from the small portable radiator that sat against the wall of my sisters room.
Armstrong was also candid in admitting as much in his interview with Kara Swisher. With New CEO, Spin Out Ahead For AOL
I always use the word tenacity, but to come in here and lose those first two games, and the way we bounced back to win these last two is huge," Swisher said. The Seattle Times
This means that you swish the medicine around in your mouth, especially around your canker sore, for a few minutes before swallowing it.
Milton teased him with a clever low free-kick from outside the area that swished past the wall and out of reach at the near post.
Not that we mind it much, still _we_ are the fellows who get swished at Eton, and feel the tolly at Beaumont. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, February 28, 1891
The golden furred cat stretched out it's body, tail swishing as it smoothly padded over to the door.
Again his blade swished half a heartbeat behind me. Fire The Sky
The most mind-boggling thing about Brüno is although he's founded on the basest gay stereotype possible (the swishy wisp of a man who craves fashion, fame and sex), he gives everyone he encounters reasons to hate him way beyond his gayness. Fourfour:
She heard a swish of wings and a creature landed on the edge of the cement roof.
Dobbin is horribly bullied by his schoolfellows at Dr Swishtail's when it is discovered (after young Osborne ‘sneaks’ on him) that his father is a grocer.
Air swishes around the cavern as eighty-eight pairs of wings unfold like a complicated puzzle.
The reception room has views over the square gardens, and the bathrooms and kitchen are suitably swish. Times, Sunday Times
This makes it tough for progressive schools in which the confidential whisper of the counsellor has replaced the swish of the cane.
Waiting until she'd heard the swish of the lift's doors closing, Jack turned and regarded an amused Julian.
Rachel's mother looks up at the sound of the door swishing open.
A girl would fall back, exhausted from sprinting, and I would meander my way to the front, making sure my pony tail did a swish to show that yes, I am doing better than you.
He wore his cloak and swished it behind him most becomingly.
Kobe had swished the foul shot right before the bank, so it was fairly suspicious.
The memory of California is just getting back to me while I walk along the sandy beach, swishing the sand under my shoes.
We love thee for adding a little grey eye shadow to make things look more swish and modern. Times, Sunday Times
He had a point; Adelaide was wearing a low cut green shirt that showed off the edges of her neon green bra, and dark green pants, that were made of a swishy, soft material, like silk.
It was delightful to see the big sail again towering up overhead, and to hear the swish of the water under the cabin windows; but we were still one hundred and nine miles from Rhoda, and we knew that nothing but an extraordinary run of luck could possibly get us there by the twenty-third of the month, with time to see Beni Hassan on the way. A Thousand Miles Up the Nile
Repeat with the carrot, spring onions, shitake mushrooms and bean sprouts, swishing them around the wok for 20 seconds. Times, Sunday Times
Both favour the no-frills approach, often eschewing swish restaurants to munch burgers together when they meet. Times, Sunday Times
Both favour the no-frills approach, often eschewing swish restaurants to munch burgers together when they meet. Times, Sunday Times
Stadium MK is still oddly indistinguishable in texture from the Ikea megastore with which it shares a plot, its main entrance reminiscent of the marketing suite of a rather swish new suburban residential development. Dietmar Hamann aims for the top again – with or without MK Dons
This swish brasserie matches the five-star credentials of the Balmoral hotel, but adds a delightful whiff of informality.
She turned away with a swish of her skirt.
She swished her racket aggressively through the air.
So, while Sporty Hubby swish-swashed his way down the mountain, I carefully snowplowed and slid most of the day. Parking Lot Humiliation
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 ... Dannychoo.com - Your portal to Japan
Swisher, who also left Monday's game, had what he called tennis elbow in his right arm but was back in the lineup. NYT > Home Page

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