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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.

RELATED WORDS

flit, whir, hurtle, shoot, float, glide, drift, travel, sail, reach, cross, flutter, swoop, climb, circle, operate, speed, rush, pilot, tap

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  8. whoot,
  9. whop,
  10. whopper
Also woosh.

Origin of whoosh

First recorded in 1840–50; imitative
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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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Word Origin and History for whoosh

whoosh

1856, of imitative origin.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper