Meaning of aswish | Babel Free

Definitions

Swishing, making a rustling sound while moving.

not-comparable

Examples

“[…] some brisk little flickering fish […] / set the ripples a-swish”

“[…] the cows, tails aswish, clustering already for milking”

“[…] there were bungalows set back from blackened garden walls, the air around them aswish with coconut trees.”

“[…] he stumbled into the bedroom and delved into the closet, swimming past the hems of the skirts and dresses aswish in plastic, to the spot behind the line of never-worn shoes.”

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