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verb

ˈswäsh How to pronounce swash (audio)
Definition of swashnext
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as in to splash
to move with a splashing motion waves gently swashing against the shore

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as in to slosh
to cause (something liquid or mushy) to move along in sheets every bump in the road swashed a little more of my soda on the car's upholstery

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swash

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noun

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as in torrent

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as in swagger

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Recent Examples of swash
Verb
Recurring character Goro Majima swashes his buckles as the sole protagonist, taking to the seas having suffered from an almighty case of pirate amnesia. — Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
Noun
Mole crabs burrow themselves in the intertidal swash zone but leave their antennae exposed above the surface to trap food like algae and plankton. — Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025 This cushiony highlighter deposits a swash of subtle champagne, rose quartz, or gold while the squalane (the secret star of the show) provides moisture for a long-lasting look that provides a skin-like, never cakey, finish. — Anamaria Glavan, Allure, 5 Oct. 2024 Glow Set a travel necessity—perfect for quick makeup touch-ups, passing through TSA, or a shimmering swash of color. — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2021 Some big trout are still in the swash on the beach at dawn, though this action will slow as the water continues to warm—topwaters get them. — Frank Sargeant, al, 18 June 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swash
  1. splash
  2. torrent
  3. swagger
  4. ripple
  5. sluice
  6. sass
  7. spillway
  8. floodway
Verb
  • The camera crew was typically two feet away from his face at all times, and with water splashing around in there, the movie just sounded horrific and atrocious for months.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Podcast platforms, which once splashed cash around, have also cut their spending.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of splash
Noun
  • Videos posted on social media showed a torrent of water rushing through a street near the Las Vegas Strip, with a Ferris wheel and casinos in the background.
    — JAIMIE DING, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The torrent of money pouring out of the government, the central bank, and the private sector will make the AI bubble much bigger than any of its predecessors.
    — RUCHIR SHARMA, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of torrent
Noun
  • The sideways-hat swagger after victories with star right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr.
    — Lawrence Price, AJC.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Black performers carry a very specific quality of soul and swagger with them no matter what genre their art is slotted into.
    — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of swagger
Verb
  • Reactions have rippled throughout the extended web of DWTS personnel and alums, and the latest to weigh in is Gleb Savchenko, a seasoned pro who sat out this entire season after his own share of controversy.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2026
  • With resurgent inflation and traders weighing the Fed's next move, any signal on the rate path could ripple through the equities, bond and currency markets.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of ripple
Noun
  • The water flow is being managed at Canton Lake, and the Corps of Engineers said the goal is to have between 600 and 730 cubic feet of water per second leave through sluice gates during the greatest period of flow.
    — Dale Denwalt, Oklahoman, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Kids can dig for fossil replicas and pose for photos next to life-sized dinosaur statues, or pan for treasures in the sluice machine.
    — Kristen Kidd, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of sluice
Noun
  • Susi Singer’s figurative candlestick has style and sass that owes at least partly to its earthenware origins, favored at the Werkstätte for its affordability over porcelain, but much less capable of refined shapes.
    — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Played to perfection by Robert Picardo, the Emergency Medical Hologram was programmed to save lives and give sass.
    — Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 4 July 2026
Definition of sass
Noun
  • The Johnson County Sheriff's Office received a call around noon of two persons in the water near the Coralville Reservoir spillway at the nature reserve, which is roughly eight and a half miles north of Iowa City.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The sheriff’s office said deputies responded shortly after noon Tuesday to a report of people in the water at Lake Macbride State Park near the Coralville Reservoir spillway.
    — Kelsie Cairns , Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of spillway
Noun
  • The hotel is situated in a floodway, which limits construction for safety purposes, so since 1993 the site’s various owners haven’t been able to build anew; renovating ad infinitum has proven to be just dandy though.
    — Rachel Tepper Paley, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026
  • This 59,000-acre floodway carries the river’s excess past the state capital.
    — Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of floodway

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“Swash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swash. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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