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Answer for the clue "Hitting nothing but net, in basketball ", 8 letters:
swishing

Word definitions for swishing in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The sound of fabric or fur moving in the air. 2 The movement that produces such a sound. 3 A switching; a beating with twigs. vb. (present participle of swish English)

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Swishing refers to swapping an item or items of clothing or shoes or an accessory with friends or acquaintances. Parties must willingly give an item to participate in the transaction, once they have given an item they are free to choose something of interest ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
adj. resembling a sustained `sh' or soft whistle; "swishing windshield wipers"; "a swishy skirt" [syn: swishy ]

Usage examples of swishing.

The only sounds to be heard were the scrunchings and swishings of people walking through the loose sand.

The cavernous gloom which followed was filled with swishings and slappings, as the ebony-cloaked, green-belled figures charged.

Fairfax’s voice and Fanny’s, combined with ominous swishings and thumpings that suggested that Howl’s spiders were having a hard time.