woosh
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The band began to mix in synthesizers with the typical instrumentation, creating an unforgettable, hypnotic sound — every thump and woosh calls listeners to the dance floor and begs them to move.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2025
Ginsberg’s chant was filling the church when I smelled a woosh of patchouli oil to my right.
From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2018
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 H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
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