swashing in English
- swashing⇄adj. 1. (of water or other liquid) dashing and splashing.
2. swaggering; swashbuckling.
Ex. We'll have a swashing and a martial outside, As many other mannish cowards have (Shakespeare). - swashing⇄noun 1. a dashing or splashing action of water.
Ex. A rising tide creates ... swashings and swirlings and a continuous slapping against the rocky rim of the land (New Yorker).
2. (Archaic.) swaggering; ostentatious behavior. - swashing⇄swashing, adjective, noun.