(~es, ~ing, ~ed, ~er, ~est)
1.
If something ~es or if you ~ it, it moves quickly through the air, making a soft sound.
A car ~ed by heading for the coast...
He ~ed his cape around his shoulders...
He heard a ~ing sound.
VERB: V adv/prep, V n prep/adv, V-ing
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Swish is also a noun.
She turned with a ~ of her skirt.
N-COUNT
2.
If you describe something as ~, you mean that it is smart and fashionable. (BRIT INFORMAL, OLD-FASHIONED)
...a ~ cocktail bar.
ADJ