swashing

[ swosh-ing, swaw-shing ]

/ ˈswɒʃ ɪŋ, ˈswɔ ʃɪŋ /

adjective

tending to swash: swashing water.

swashbuckling.

Origin of swashing

First recorded in 1550–60; swash + -ing²

OTHER WORDS FROM swashing

swash·ing·ly, adverb

Words nearby swashing

swartzite, swash, swashbuckle, swashbuckler, swashbuckling, swashing, swash letter, swash plate, swastika, swat, swatch

Example sentences from the Web for swashing

Infantry cuts and guards are more interesting than ours, to my mind; but they are not so swashing.
Far from the Madding Crowd|Thomas Hardy
Blair however heard the dripping and swashing of water in the rear of the house as he went up the narrow stairway.
The Boy Patriot|Edward Sylvester Ellis
By swashing them up and down for awhile, I got considerable of the mud removed.
The Story of a Strange Career|Anonymous
But the boat was swashing in and out against the side of the ship—up on a sea and then bang!
The U-boat hunters|James B. Connolly

The doomed Dobson was swashing toward the roaring shore broadside on.
The Skipper and the Skipped|Holman Day