Swash

Other forms: swashing; swashed; swashes

Definitions of swash

noun
the movement or sound of water

“the swash of waves on the beach”

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type of:
moving ridge, wave
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
verb
dash a liquid upon or against

synonyms: plash, spatter, splash, splatter, splosh

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types:
puddle
make a puddle by splashing water

slosh, slosh around, slush, slush around
spill or splash copiously or clumsily

type of:
disperse, dot, dust, scatter, sprinkle
distribute loosely
verb
make violent, noisy movements

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type of:
go, locomote, move, travel
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
verb
act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner

synonyms: bluster, swagger

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type of:
act, behave, do
behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
verb
show off

synonyms: blow, bluster, boast, brag, gas, gasconade, shoot a line, tout, vaunt

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types:
puff
speak in a blustering or scornful manner

crow, gloat, triumph
dwell on with satisfaction

congratulate, preen
pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement

type of:
amplify, exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, magnify, overdraw, overstate
to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

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