as in to whistle
to move very quickly with the sound of quickly flowing air or water
Cars whooshed along the highway. Water whooshed down the pipe.
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Recent Examples of whoosh
Demarco Williams, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
Riding my bike as a kid, my bowl cut whooshed in the hot Tennessee air.
—Raleigh McCool, Longreads, 5 Sep. 2024
Stephen Busemeyer, Hartford Courant, 30 July 2024
As Sharp rushed down to the shore, she was overcome by the sudden sound of dolphins breathing—a forceful whoosh in and out that seemed to come from all sides.
—Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 19 July 2024
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Verb
There aren’t any cruise ships in the distance and no loud jet skis whooshing by your window.
—Demarco Williams, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
Riding my bike as a kid, my bowl cut whooshed in the hot Tennessee air.
—Raleigh McCool, Longreads, 5 Sep. 2024
Noun
There are also holy grails in the world of effects pedals — the devices that can radically change the sound of any guitar rig by adding echoes, howls, snarls, whooshes and whirls with a stomp of the foot.
—Stephen Busemeyer, Hartford Courant, 30 July 2024
As Sharp rushed down to the shore, she was overcome by the sudden sound of dolphins breathing—a forceful whoosh in and out that seemed to come from all sides.
—Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 19 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whoosh
Verb
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He was whistled with almost every touch in the first half, something previously unheard of at the Bernabeu.—
Mario Cortegana,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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The wind would whistle through and chill us to the core, but Dad thought the radiant electric heating cost too much.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Take Nike, for example; most consumers would recognize the sports brand simply by its swoosh before seeing the brand name or reading a slogan.—
Jessica Wong,
Forbes,
30 Dec. 2024
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They’re highly rated and the pink swoosh adds just a touch of whimsy to an otherwise simple shoe.—
Maggie Horton,
People.com,
2 Dec. 2024
Verb
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While Altadena, which has a large Latino population, was burning, social media started buzzing that Immigration and Customs Enforcement was nearby conducting a raid, Salas said.—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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Only male cicadas sing or make that buzzing noise they’re known for.—
Saleen Martin,
USA TODAY,
14 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Around 5 inches tall and 8 inches wide, the bag has a back slip pocket, interior slip pocket, and front zip compartment.—
Kaitlin Gates,
Southern Living,
7 Jan. 2025
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From a padded laptop sleeve for your tech to multiple zip pockets for quick-access items, it’s built to keep your essentials secure and your look polished, wherever work takes you—a choice carry-on backpack, for sure.—
Laura Lajiness Kaupke,
Glamour,
20 Dec. 2024
Verb
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So, the economy is humming, and the Fed finally admits it.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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Perhaps this staging area includes the steampunk-ish hell-basement filled with ominously crackling and humming electrical equipment that sucks Cooper through a portal (sans shoes, like a religious pilgrim entering a house of worship) and reincarnates him on the floor of Dougie’s secret other place.—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Whoosh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whoosh. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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