Swashing
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Swashing is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of swash.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of swash.
More Meanings
- Hectoring; swaggering.
- Crushing; resounding.
- A back-and-forth movement of liquid; a swish or swash.
Example Sentences
Draw [your swords] if you be men, Gregorie, remember thy [ſ]waſhing blowe.
Weele haue a ſwaſhing and marſhall outſide, / As manie other manniſh cowards haue, / That doe outface it with their ſemblances.
And with this ſwaſhing blow, do you ſwear Prince; / I could hulk your Grace, and hang you up croſs-legg'd, / Like a Hare at a Poulters, and do this with this wiper.
Word Forms
- swashings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include plash, gas, spatter, splatter, splosh, splash.
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