whoosh
noun
a loud, rushing noise, as of air or water.
are whooshing
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present progressiveof whoosh.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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In the L.A. area, messages of protest and defiance are whooshing into eardrums like the Santa Ana winds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2018
"When those flames are whooshing around me," sighs Ravera, "I feel like I'm in an adrenaline-fueled Eden."
From Time Magazine Archive
Outside, birds are chirping and cars are whooshing by.
From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks
