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1 swish
I 1. [swɪʃ] 2.aggettivo colloq. alla modaII 1. [swɪʃ]verbo transitivo fare sibilare [ whip]; fare frusciare [skirt, long grass]2.* * *[swiʃ] 1. verb(to (cause to) move with a hissing or rustling sound: He swished the whip about in the air.) far sibilare2. noun(an act, or the sound, of swishing: The horse cantered away with a swish of its tail.) colpo* * *[swɪʃ]1. n(sound: of whip) schiocco, (of skirts, grass) fruscio2. adj(fam: smart) all'ultimo grido, alla moda3. vt4. vi(whip) schioccare, (skirts, grass) frusciare* * *swish (1) /swɪʃ/n.1 fruscio; sibilo; fischio: I heard the swish of the waves [of the whip], sentii il fruscio delle onde [il sibilo della frusta]2 canna; sferza; verga3 sferzata; scudisciataswish (2) /swɪʃ/a. attr. (fam.)1 elegante; alla moda(to) swish /swɪʃ/A v. t.1 far sibilare; far frusciare; far vibrare: to swish a cane, far sibilare una canna; far vibrare una canna ( agitandola)3 sferzare; fustigare; frustareB v. i.● to swish off, tagliare, recidere ( con un colpo di bacchetta e sim.): to swish off the flower heads, decapitare i fiori.* * *I 1. [swɪʃ] 2.aggettivo colloq. alla modaII 1. [swɪʃ]verbo transitivo fare sibilare [ whip]; fare frusciare [skirt, long grass]2.
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