verb
- hits or strikes with a quick, sharp blow
Usage: third person singular present
noun
- quick, sharp blows or strikes
Usage: plural
Examples
- She swats the fly with a newspaper.
- The cat swats at the dangling string.
- He swats mosquitoes during the camping trip.
- The teacher swats away the student’s excuses.
- The fly received several swats before escaping.
- Quick swats from the cat’s paw knocked over the glass.