swoosh
Americanverb (used without object)
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swooshes,
present (3rd person singular)
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swooshed,
past participle, past
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swooshing
present participle
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to move with or make a rustling, swirling, or brushing sound.
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to pour out swiftly.
verb (used with object)
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swooshes,
present (3rd person singular)
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swooshed,
past participle, past
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swooshing
present participle
noun
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swooshes
plural
verb
noun
Other Word Forms
Inflected Forms
Nouns
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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swooshsimple
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swooshessimple
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have swooshedperfect
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has swooshedperfect
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am swooshingprogressive
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are swooshingprogressive
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is swooshingprogressive
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have been swooshingperfect progressive
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has been swooshingperfect progressive
Past
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swooshedsimple
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had swooshedperfect
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was swooshingprogressive
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were swooshingprogressive
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had been swooshingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of swoosh
First recorded in 1865–70; imitative
Example Sentences
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The swoosh may outperform Wall Street’s expectations when it reports fiscal fourth-quarter earnings on June 30.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
Or, simply hang up a hammock and sway to the sound of the stream, songbirds and the gentle swoosh of the wind through the trees.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2025
It features a rose-colored, thorn-trimmed swoosh on the right sneaker, and a black swoosh with jagged stitching on the left.
From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2023
John Cooper KC, defending, asked whether the trainers, which featured a Nike swoosh, dark upper and light sole, were a "pretty common pair of trainers".
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2023
So she pressed the button and listened to the swoosh that meant it was on its way to Leo.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
She wore no-nonsense sneakers with pink swooshes and carried two FedEx boxes.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
Throughout the treatment, there are the sounds of repeated brush swooshes, shampoo lathering and sloshing water.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2024
But the ubiquitous sparkle of sequins and in plays in shape — slits in gowns, asymmetrical coats and swooshes of diagonal fabric on skirts — gave the collection motion.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 7, 2023
Mr. Debargue brings subtle swooshes of flamenco flair to some of the minor-key sonatas, like K. 115, in C Minor.
From New York Times ● Dec. 27, 2019
Some sliced the swooshes right out of their socks.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 4, 2018
When she swooshed out the doors of the White House after one particularly pointed encounter with Trump, her sunglasses and burnt-orange winter coat were quickly the stuff of social media memes.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 17, 2022
He grew a mustache that swooshed up at the ends.
From New York Times ● Jan. 8, 2022
“Public spaces should have public art happenings,” Pinque said as Bluebee Troll swooshed its cratered face against the glass pane.
From Washington Post ● May 15, 2019
Most had swooshed out past New Orleans and around English Turn.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 25, 2019
Surprise swooshed up from the class like steam from a released radiator cap.
From "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson
"I was following a path along the valley when I suddenly felt something hit the back of my head accompanied by a swooshing sound," Nigel Crompton said.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2025
But then the sweepers start to trickle in, swooshing across in balletic punk pageantry.
From New York Times ● Jan. 4, 2023
He just managed to escape the house before the evergreen tree came swooshing down onto the stairs along the outside of his home, damaging them.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 27, 2022
Some players have already suggested that the radio reporter stage a swooshing comeback in a compelling rematch that would …
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2022
I watched him glide off with swooshing steps to the other side of the room to bother some other kids.
From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore
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