whoosh

[ hwoosh, hwoo sh, woosh, woo sh ]

/ ʰwuʃ, ʰwʊʃ, wuʃ, wʊʃ /

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noun

a loud, rushing noise, as of air or water: a great whoosh as the door opened.

verb (used without object)

to move swiftly with a gushing or hissing noise: gusts of wind whooshing through the trees.

verb (used with object)

to move (an object, a person, etc.) with a whooshing motion or sound: The storm whooshed the waves over the road.

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Also woosh.

Origin of whoosh

First recorded in 1840–50; imitative

Words nearby whoosh

whooping cough vaccine, whooping crane, whoopla, whoops, whoopsie, whoosh, whoosis, whoosy, whop, whopper, whopping

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Example sentences from the Web for whoosh

Then with a whoosh in came Elliott Woods, the contributor of a piece titled “Veterans of a Foreign War.”
A Literary Tribute|Roxanne Coady|September 10, 2011|DAILY BEAST
"I whoosh't—I woosh't was so we could hev pie," sighed one such.
Back Home|Eugene Wood
Those trees are always sigh-sigh-sighing—more of a sigh than a sough or the 'whoosh' of gum-trees in the wind.
Joe Wilson and His Mates|Henry Lawson
Before he could examine it, or move toward the door, Penny, with a mighty “whoosh” blew out the candle.
The Cry at Midnight|Mildred A. Wirt

There was a whoosh of fire and a flare from the launcher's nose.
The Secret of the Ninth Planet|Donald Allen Wollheim
It folded over with a whoosh, grabbing its middle, as the toy wobbled off in eccentric flight.
The Enormous Room|Horace Leonard Gold

British Dictionary definitions for whoosh

whoosh

woosh

/ (wʊʃ) /

noun

a hissing or rushing sound

a rush of emotiona whoosh of happiness

verb

(intr) to make or move with a hissing or rushing sound

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whoosh

noun

verb (used without object)

verb (used with object)

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British Dictionary definitions for whoosh

woosh

noun

verb