swooshed; swooshing; swooshes
: to discharge or transport with a rushing sound
Examples of swoosh in a Sentence
Verb
The ball swooshed by my head.
water swooshed powerfully from the fire hose
Recent Examples on the Web
Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
The Air Force 1’s are known for their all-white design, while the Pegasus have large Nike swooshes on their mid-sole.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 25 Mar. 2024
His Enquirer assignments included traveling through Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky to ride and rate amusement park roller coasters, meeting new animals at the Cincinnati Zoo and swooshing down slides at water parks.
—John Johnston, The Enquirer, 18 Jan. 2024
The sequin design featured a plunging neckline and fringe embellishments that swooshed with her every move.
—Sabienna Bowman, Peoplemag, 16 Jan. 2024
For one of the most exclusive ski experiences, the elegant, all-inclusive Brush Creek Ranch (from $2,147) in south-central Wyoming arranges for llama snowshoeing and day trips to Green Mountain where only 18 guests at a time may swoosh in the sprawling 109 acres of pristine terrain.
—Elycia Rubin, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Dec. 2023
Jenner ended up wearing the black dress under the sparkly mini skirt and swooshed her hips a little bit in front of the camera to show how the skirt swayed.
—Celeste McCauley, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2023
Like its cousin the meringue, a pavlova is made of puffy, cloud-like egg whites, swooshed into sculpture by sugar’s hold—but unlike meringue, a pavlova has a chewy, mallow center and is made at a shareable scale.
—Lauren Joseph, Vogue, 4 Aug. 2023
For those who remember the heyday of sports coupes, seeing this dark-green beauty swooshing along on a Sunday morning will trigger a tsunami of nostalgia.
—Brendan McAleer, Car and Driver, 17 July 2023
Doug Ferguson, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2024
Restaurant food has been migrating from the center for quite some time; a cliché of modern plating is a dish with meat or fish on one edge, vegetables on the other and swooshes and sprigs filling the space in between.
—Julia Moskin, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2024
View Recipe Gluten-Free Chocolate Fudge Cake With two fluffy layers and swooshes of fudgy frosting, this cake recipe delivers.
—Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appétit, 15 Mar. 2024
The air, bathed yellow by safe lights, smells of photographic chemicals and is filled with a rhythmic clicking and a shuttling swoosh.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2024
The two tooled around the fictional Southern California burgh of Bay City in a red Ford Gran Torino emblazoned with a giant, Nike-esque swoosh on each side while cracking open cases with the help of their streetwise informant, Huggy Bear (Antonio Fargas).
—Alex Williams, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2024
Air Force Ones, which take the name of the president’s plane, are a Nike high-top created in 1982, an iconic basketball shoe known as the first to display Nike’s famous swoosh.
—Brian Bushard, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2024
Woods returned to golf following his February 2021 car crash and was wearing FootJoy shoes instead of the swoosh.
—Doug Ferguson, Quartz, 13 Feb. 2024
Woods returned from his February 2021 car crash and was wearing FootJoy shoes instead of the swoosh.
—Doug Ferguson, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2024
Verb
The studies aim to show the costs of traffic, pollution and noise that can come with projects like the gondola, where cabins will swoosh by every 20 seconds carrying up to 5,000 people an hour to the stadium on game days.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
The Air Force 1’s are known for their all-white design, while the Pegasus have large Nike swooshes on their mid-sole.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 25 Mar. 2024
His Enquirer assignments included traveling through Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky to ride and rate amusement park roller coasters, meeting new animals at the Cincinnati Zoo and swooshing down slides at water parks.
—John Johnston, The Enquirer, 18 Jan. 2024
The sequin design featured a plunging neckline and fringe embellishments that swooshed with her every move.
—Sabienna Bowman, Peoplemag, 16 Jan. 2024
For one of the most exclusive ski experiences, the elegant, all-inclusive Brush Creek Ranch (from $2,147) in south-central Wyoming arranges for llama snowshoeing and day trips to Green Mountain where only 18 guests at a time may swoosh in the sprawling 109 acres of pristine terrain.
—Elycia Rubin, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Dec. 2023
Jenner ended up wearing the black dress under the sparkly mini skirt and swooshed her hips a little bit in front of the camera to show how the skirt swayed.
—Celeste McCauley, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2023
Like its cousin the meringue, a pavlova is made of puffy, cloud-like egg whites, swooshed into sculpture by sugar’s hold—but unlike meringue, a pavlova has a chewy, mallow center and is made at a shareable scale.
—Lauren Joseph, Vogue, 4 Aug. 2023
For those who remember the heyday of sports coupes, seeing this dark-green beauty swooshing along on a Sunday morning will trigger a tsunami of nostalgia.
—Brendan McAleer, Car and Driver, 17 July 2023
Noun
One of the most famous shots in Masters history was his pitch up the slope on the 16th green, back down the slope toward the hole and then the ball comes to a stop — with the swoosh in full view — before dropping for birdie.
—Doug Ferguson, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2024
Restaurant food has been migrating from the center for quite some time; a cliché of modern plating is a dish with meat or fish on one edge, vegetables on the other and swooshes and sprigs filling the space in between.
—Julia Moskin, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2024
View Recipe Gluten-Free Chocolate Fudge Cake With two fluffy layers and swooshes of fudgy frosting, this cake recipe delivers.
—Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appétit, 15 Mar. 2024
The air, bathed yellow by safe lights, smells of photographic chemicals and is filled with a rhythmic clicking and a shuttling swoosh.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2024
The two tooled around the fictional Southern California burgh of Bay City in a red Ford Gran Torino emblazoned with a giant, Nike-esque swoosh on each side while cracking open cases with the help of their streetwise informant, Huggy Bear (Antonio Fargas).
—Alex Williams, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2024
Air Force Ones, which take the name of the president’s plane, are a Nike high-top created in 1982, an iconic basketball shoe known as the first to display Nike’s famous swoosh.
—Brian Bushard, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2024
Woods returned to golf following his February 2021 car crash and was wearing FootJoy shoes instead of the swoosh.
—Doug Ferguson, Quartz, 13 Feb. 2024
Woods returned from his February 2021 car crash and was wearing FootJoy shoes instead of the swoosh.
—Doug Ferguson, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
Verb
imitative
First Known Use
Verb
1867, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1
Noun
1885, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near swoosh
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“Swoosh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swoosh. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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swoosh
verbˈswüsh,
ˈswu̇sh
: to make or move with a rushing sound
swoosh
noun
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