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I. verb Etymology: imitative Date: 1756 intransitive verb to move, pass, swing, or whirl with the sound of a ~, transitive verb to move, cut, or strike with a ~ , to make (a basketball shot) so that the ball falls through the rim without touching it , ~er noun ~ingly adverb II. noun Date: 1820 1. a prolonged hissing sound (as of a whip cutting the air), a light sweeping or brushing sound , a ~ing movement, an effeminate homosexual, III. adjective Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1766 smart , fashionable