v. 1 hiss, whisk, rustle, whisper, susurrate I heard Elena swish up behind me in her red silk taffeta dress
n. 2 hiss, hissing sound, whoosh, swoosh, rustle, whistle With a quick swish the machete knifed through the underbrush
adj. 3 elegant, fashionable, stylish, de rigueur, smart, Colloq posh, plush, ritzy, swell, swank(y) Liza bought a swish new outfit for the wedding 4 homosexual, effeminate, swishy, camp(y), US fruity, limp-wristed, Colloq queer, gay, Chiefly Brit bent, US faggy, Slang kinky He used to bring his swish friends here, but not lately