swooshing
- present participle of swoosh.
Example Sentences
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The skaters drop into the pool one after another — swirling and swooshing around, “carving” and “grinding,” before popping back up — in such tight succession it feels choreographed.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2025
Mr Gilliver moves towards the camera, swooshing his light sabre before disappearing down the trap door.
From BBC • Nov. 2, 2024
Spike Lee showed that by using it to set the tone in “He Got Game,” notably in the gleaming introduction: We see balls swooshing through hoops all over America, from cornfields to city streets.
From New York Times • Jan. 27, 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
Roz sprang into a wild dance, her shaggy dress shaking and swooshing with each movement.
From "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown
