swishing
Example Sentences
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In the summer of 1979 he moved into a house in the Hollywood Hills, and soon adorned its pool with swishing strokes of blue paint.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
The TGV trains swishing through the French countryside at 230 mph were in stark contrast to the UK’s creaking rolling stock.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2024
In the partially enclosed waiting area, parents stand on both sides of me, hoisting their kids onto their shoulders to watch the cars glide through the tracks of swishing cloth towers.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2024
Cats display a wide range of visual signals: tails swishing side to side, or raised high in the air; rubbing and curling around our legs; crouching; flattening ears or widening eyes.
From New York Times ● Feb. 29, 2024
As soon as it was dark Zheng and Shifa set off soundlessly, swishing through the sand in their bare feet.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
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