- a variation of whoosh.
woosh
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The arrow hurdled forward, unleashing an audible woosh followed by a distant thwack.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
Instead, all you have to do is flip a little switch, and woosh!
From Salon ● Apr. 22, 2022
Highway 83, until the distant rumble of a semi-truck grows into a thundering woosh.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 5, 2017
This time, so in sync with Severino he never seemed to break his rhythm, he blew them away: Turn, tilt, woosh — whiff.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 19, 2016
Make it all slick, and then make it woosh.
From Tono Bungay by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
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