swishing

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of swish

adj

1. swishy

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)The sound of fabric or fur moving in the air.
2. (countable, uncountable)The movement that produces such a sound.
3. (countable, uncountable)A switching; a beating with twigs or a cane.

   “"My wife's diamonds, thank heaven!" cried Sir Benjamin, with the air of a schoolboy who was very well out of a swishing.”

4. (countable, uncountable)The mutual exchange of pre-owned clothes, especially at an organised party.