whoosh
[ hwoosh, hwoo sh, woosh, woo sh ]
/ ʰwuʃ, ʰwʊʃ, wuʃ, wʊʃ /
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.
RELATED WORDS
flit, whir, hurtle, shoot, float, glide, drift, travel, sail, reach, cross, flutter, swoop, climb, circle, operate, speed, rush, pilot, tap
Nearby words
- whooping cough vaccine,
- whooping crane,
- whoopla,
- whoops,
- whoopsie,
- whoosis,
- whoosy,
- whoot,
- whop,
- whopper
Also woosh.
Origin of whoosh
First recorded in 1840–50; imitative
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Examples from the Web 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
1856, of imitative origin.
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