whoosh
a loud, rushing noise, as of air or water: a great whoosh as the door opened.
to move swiftly with a gushing or hissing noise: gusts of wind whooshing through the trees.
to move (an object, a person, etc.) with a whooshing motion or sound: The storm whooshed the waves over the road.
Origin of whoosh
1- Also woosh [woosh, woosh] /wuʃ, wʊʃ/ .
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How to use whoosh in a sentence
The ribbon whooshes up and along walls before settling down, here and there, into something you can sit on.
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British Dictionary definitions for whoosh
woosh
/ (wʊʃ) /
a hissing or rushing sound
a rush of emotion: a whoosh of happiness
(intr) to make or move with a hissing or rushing sound
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