swoosh

¹swoosh

verb \ˈswüsh, ˈswu̇sh\

Definition of SWOOSH

intransitive verb

1

: to make or move with a rushing sound <a car swooshed by>

2

: gush, swirl

transitive verb

: to discharge or transport with a rushing sound

Examples of SWOOSH

1. The ball swooshed by my head.
2. <water swooshed powerfully from the fire hose>

Origin of SWOOSH

imitative

First Known Use: 1867

Related to SWOOSH

Synonyms: jet, pour, rush, spew, spout, spurt, squirt, gush

Antonyms: dribble, drip, drop, trickle

Related Words: cascade, issue, roll, run, stream; plash, slosh, splash, wash; surge, swell; flush, sluice; deluge, drown, engulf, flood, inundate, overflow, overwhelm, submerge, submerse, swamp; fountain

Near Antonyms: spatter, sprinkle; bleed, exude, leak, ooze, percolate, seep, strain, weep

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Rhymes with SWOOSH

douche, louche, ruche, squoosh, whoosh