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
Ted Walsh, former assistant equipment manager for the San Francisco 49ers, got so good at inking the Nike swoosh that he could draw it in the dark.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2024
Atop his head was a black hat with a white Nike swoosh.
From New York Times ● Jan. 9, 2024
He was also wearing grey and blue trainers "with a fluorescent swoosh," according to police.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2023
I heard a swoosh to my right and realized that Ema was running away.
From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben
She wore no-nonsense sneakers with pink swooshes and carried two FedEx boxes.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
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
The bulk of these wax-coated pictures are crisp and detailed, but they’re partly tinted in electric shades of red and pink and punctuated by swipes and swooshes of random pixels.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 17, 2022
They have multiple tongues and multiple swooshes, so I decided to double layer my socks to match it.
From New York Times ● Dec. 6, 2019
The jagged sweeps, splotches and upward swooshes are actually sculpted paper protruding from the prints’ surface.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2017
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
The setting sun played hide-and-seek with some purple clouds stretched out along the Jersey City skyline, and a warm summer breeze swooshed in through the open Cadillac windows and made a mess of her hair.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
"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
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 also found out that it lets me turn my cursor into a lightsaber that plays the swooshing sounds as I move my mouse around until I toggle the feature again by typing lightsaber.
From The Verge ● Jun. 24, 2022
We start walking to Westwood, and all I hear is cars swooshing by.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
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