swoosh
to move with or make a rustling, swirling, or brushing sound.
to pour out swiftly.
to cause to make or move with a rustling, swirling, or brushing sound.
a swirling or rustling sound or movement.
Origin of swoosh
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How to use swoosh in a sentence
Sure, I’d rather have Carolina wrens, with their swoosh like that of goth eye makeup, but the Carolina wrens that flitted around our yard in the spring apparently found it wanting and moved on.
On the house: Wrens are nesting in my backyard bird box. I couldn’t be happier. | John Kelly | July 7, 2021 | Washington PostThe economy will teeter, one foot over the cliff, while members of Congress soak up the recess sun or swoosh down the ski slopes.
Robert Shrum: Obama Won Election & Will Win Again on Fiscal Cliff | Robert Shrum | December 7, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTHer platinum bob, with its swoosh of side-brushed bangs, was eerily flawless.
Newt Gingrich's Wife Callista's Prissy Style Problem | Robin Givhan | December 13, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTA clatter and a swoosh, and a cylinder arced gracefully, catching me almost by surprise.
Cue for Quiet | Thomas L. SherredThere came a swoosh through the night, a dull thud, a blinding flash and roar that paled the search-rays into insignificance.
Astounding Stories, July, 1931 | Various
The soft swoosh of the gas-turbine turned into a muffled roar.
The Brain | Alexander BladeThe air was exhausted in one whistling swoosh that took with it everything loose.
The Legion of Lazarus | Edmond HamiltonThe hatch crashed open and he imagined he could almost hear the swoosh of escaping air.
Spillthrough | Daniel F. Galouye
British Dictionary definitions for swoosh
/ (swʊʃ) /
to make or cause to make a rustling or swirling sound, esp when moving or pouring out
a swirling or rustling sound or movement
Origin of swoosh
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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