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Definition of swashesnext
present tense third-person singular of swash
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as in splashes
to move with a splashing motion waves gently swashing against the shore

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as in sloshes
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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swashes

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noun

plural of swash
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Verb
  • Trash Cans and Recycling Bins Even with a bag lining the inside of the can, residue always makes its way to the bottom or splashes up the sides.
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Orion splashes down after historic journey NASA's Orion spacecraft with the Artemis II crew lands in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California on Friday, April 10, 2026.
    Mark Osborne, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Spring rains and winter snowmelt have swelled rivers and lakes, forcing torrents of water through Cheboygan County communities on its way to Lake Huron.
    Sarah Brumfield, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The silken charcoal bathrobes are a decadent touch, as are the welcome torrents of piping water that rain from monsoon showers and the wonderful organic soaps.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • These branches receive molecular signals at one end of a neuron and induce the cell to rapidly fire an electrical charge that ripples down the cell body, known as an action potential.
    Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Chaos ripples out from the Oval Office hourly as from rocks dumped into a pond.
    Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 19 Apr. 2026
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“Swashes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swashes. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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