Swashing

adj, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A back-and-forth movement of liquid; a swish or swash.
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of swash form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    Hectoring; swaggering.

    "Weele haue a ſwaſhing and marſhall outſide, / As manie other manniſh cowards haue, / That doe outface it with their ſemblances."

  2. 2
    Crushing; resounding.

    "Draw [your swords] if you be men, Gregorie, remember thy [ſ]waſhing blowe."

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affusionbaptismbathbathingblusteringboisterous

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"Weele haue a ſwaſhing and marſhall outſide, / As manie other manniſh cowards haue, / That doe outface it with their ſemblances."

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