whoosh
[hwoosh, hwoo sh, woosh, woo sh]
- a loud, rushing noise, as of air or water: a great whoosh as the door opened.
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- to move swiftly with a gushing or hissing noise: gusts of wind whooshing through the trees.
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- 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
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Related Words for whoosh
whoosh, flit, whir, hurtle, shoot, float, glide, drift, travel, sail, reach, cross, flutter, swoop, climb, circle, operate, speed, rush, pilotExamples from the Web for whoosh
Contemporary Examples of whoosh
Then with a whoosh in came Elliott Woods, the contributor of a piece titled “Veterans of a Foreign War.”
Historical Examples of whoosh
That was my last thought as the thing let go with a "whoosh."
Arm of the LawHarry Harrison
"I whoosh't—I woosh't was so we could hev pie," sighed one such.
Back HomeEugene Wood
There was a whoosh of fire and a flare from the launcher's nose.
The Secret of the Ninth PlanetDonald Allen Wollheim
It folded over with a whoosh, grabbing its middle, as the toy wobbled off in eccentric flight.
The Enormous RoomHorace Leonard Gold
Bram Forest drove his left fist into the guard's belly and heard the whoosh of air escaping from his lungs.
Quest of the Golden ApeIvar Jorgensen
whoosh
woosh
- a hissing or rushing sound
- a rush of emotiona whoosh of happiness
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- (intr) to make or move with a hissing or rushing sound
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Word Origin and History for whoosh
1856, of imitative origin.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper