whoosh
noun
a loud, rushing noise, as of air or water.
was whooshing
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past progressiveof whoosh.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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It was more of the same when the race was resumed the next day, and Jones was whooshing along with a 54-second lead, just short of a lap, with only four laps left.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2024
Then Ben Stokes came in - almost every second or third ball he was whooshing at it, almost as if he was trying to win the match.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2015
The wind was whooshing along noisily and steadily at a brisk twenty-five miles an hour, but gusting to at least double that, and from ever-shifting directions.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
