swishingn.

Etymology: < swish v. + -ing suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈswishing.

1. The action of moving with a swishing sound; a swishing movement or sound.

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the world > movement > motion in specific manner > [noun] > swishing or swooshing

swish1820

swish, swish1833

swishing1860

whoosh1880

swoosh1885

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > sibilant sound > [noun] > rushing sibilant sound > swish

whish1808

swish1820

swish, swish1833

swishing1860

whoosh1880

swoosh1885

wheep1891

hish1893

whooshing1976

1860 W. M. Thackeray On being found Out in Roundabout Papers (1861) 126 What a butchery,..what an endless swishing of the rod!

1891 in Mrs. A. P. Martin Cooee 277 The swishing of the ducks' wings.

1897 S. Crane Third Violet xxvi. 177 Hawker heard a step and the soft swishing of a woman's dress.

2. A flogging; esp. so called at Eton. Also attributive.

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society > authority > punishment > corporal punishment > [noun] > beating > instance of

threshingOE

fustigation1428

breeching1520

trouncingc1550

bace1575

firking1594

belting1602

knave's grease1602

oil of baston1604

oil of birch1604

oil of hazel1604

oil of holly1604

oil of whip1604

lamb-pie1607

lamming1611

drubbing1650

vapulation1656

warming1681

floggation1688

working over1695

cullis1719

thrashing1720

halberd1756

licking1756

dressing1769

leathering1790

nointing1794

dusting1799

teasing1807

hiding1809

whopping1812

thrumming1823

toco1823

flaking1829

teaser1832

lathering1835

welting1840

pasting1851

towelling1851

whaling1852

hickory oil1855

swishing1859

slating1860

going-over1881

six of the best1912

belt beating1928

ass-kicking1943

stomping1958

seeing to1968

butt-kicking1970

1859 J. Payn Foster Brothers ix. 134 The Times controversy upon the great ‘swishing’ case at Winton.

1863 C. Kingsley Water-babies i. 34 The birches birched him as soundly as if he had been a nobleman at Eton, and over the face too (which is not fair swishing, as all brave boys will agree).

1890 R. C. Lehmann Harry Fludyer 47 Don't let the Mater know about this; but nobody..thinks anything of a swishing.

1901 Athenæum 27 July 121/1 Had not our young friend enjoyed better luck than he deserved, his visits to the ‘swishing-room’ would have been even more frequent.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1919; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

ˈswishing adj.

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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > sibilant sound > [adjective] > making sibilant rushing sound > swish

swishy1828

swishing1860

swooshy1967

1860 W. M. Thackeray 100 Years Hence in Roundabout Papers (1861) 137 Here are the scourges. Choose me a nice long, swishing, buddy one.

1869 C. Gibbon Robin Gray vii The brig was cutting through the water with a swishing sound.

1891 I. Zangwill Bachelor's Club 181 Large banks of clouds..melted into swishing showers.

1898 J. B. Wollocombe From Morn till Eve vii. 83 The leading crew, with a long swishing stroke, pass the barges.

单词	swishing
释义	swishingn. Etymology: < swish v. + -ing suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈswishing. 1. The action of moving with a swishing sound; a swishing movement or sound. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > [noun] > swishing or swooshing swish1820 swish, swish1833 swishing1860 whoosh1880 swoosh1885 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > sibilant sound > [noun] > rushing sibilant sound > swish whish1808 swish1820 swish, swish1833 swishing1860 whoosh1880 swoosh1885 wheep1891 hish1893 whooshing1976 1860 W. M. Thackeray On being found Out in Roundabout Papers (1861) 126 What a butchery,..what an endless swishing of the rod! 1891 in Mrs. A. P. Martin Cooee 277 The swishing of the ducks' wings. 1897 S. Crane Third Violet xxvi. 177 Hawker heard a step and the soft swishing of a woman's dress. 2. A flogging; esp. so called at Eton. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > corporal punishment > [noun] > beating > instance of threshingOE fustigation1428 breeching1520 trouncingc1550 bace1575 firking1594 belting1602 knave's grease1602 oil of baston1604 oil of birch1604 oil of hazel1604 oil of holly1604 oil of whip1604 lamb-pie1607 lamming1611 drubbing1650 vapulation1656 warming1681 floggation1688 working over1695 cullis1719 thrashing1720 halberd1756 licking1756 dressing1769 leathering1790 nointing1794 dusting1799 teasing1807 hiding1809 whopping1812 thrumming1823 toco1823 flaking1829 teaser1832 lathering1835 welting1840 pasting1851 towelling1851 whaling1852 hickory oil1855 swishing1859 slating1860 going-over1881 six of the best1912 belt beating1928 ass-kicking1943 stomping1958 seeing to1968 butt-kicking1970 1859 J. Payn Foster Brothers ix. 134 The Times controversy upon the great ‘swishing’ case at Winton. 1863 C. Kingsley Water-babies i. 34 The birches birched him as soundly as if he had been a nobleman at Eton, and over the face too (which is not fair swishing, as all brave boys will agree). 1890 R. C. Lehmann Harry Fludyer 47 Don't let the Mater know about this; but nobody..thinks anything of a swishing. 1901 Athenæum 27 July 121/1 Had not our young friend enjoyed better luck than he deserved, his visits to the ‘swishing-room’ would have been even more frequent. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1919; most recently modified version published online June 2019). > as lemmas ˈswishing ˈswishing adj. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > sibilant sound > [adjective] > making sibilant rushing sound > swish swishy1828 swishing1860 swooshy1967 1860 W. M. Thackeray 100 Years Hence in Roundabout Papers (1861) 137 Here are the scourges. Choose me a nice long, swishing, buddy one. 1869 C. Gibbon Robin Gray vii The brig was cutting through the water with a swishing sound. 1891 I. Zangwill Bachelor's Club 181 Large banks of clouds..melted into swishing showers. 1898 J. B. Wollocombe From Morn till Eve vii. 83 The leading crew, with a long swishing stroke, pass the barges. extracted from swishv. < n.1859 as lemmas
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swishingn.

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