swishing

3 definitions • 3 examples

present participle of

to (cause to) move quickly through the air making a soft sound:

I heard the rope swish through the air.

The horses swished their tails to get rid of the flies hovering around them.

in basketball, to throw the ball into the basket (= goal) so that it falls through without touching either the basket or the board behind it:

The basketball player made a beautiful jump shot that swished through the net.