: a swift or explosive rush
also
: the sound created by such a rush
—often used interjectionally
whooshed; whooshing; whooshes
: to rush past or move explosively
cars whooshing along the expressway
: to move (a person or thing) with or as if with a whoosh
Examples of whoosh in a Sentence
Verb
Cars whooshed along the highway.
Water whooshed down the pipe.
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Matt Slater, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
The soft whoosh of the prairie wind is his only accompaniment.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2026
Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Feb. 2026
But the screams of pain were unmistakable, picked up a number of times by the microphones placed around the course, which usually deliver the evocative whooshing sounds of skiers hurtling down the slopes at speeds that feel inhuman.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
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Noun
And with that, whoosh, our eyebrows were singed and cheeks scorched.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
The soft whoosh of the prairie wind is his only accompaniment.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2026
Verb
From there my type B personality whooshed in.
—Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Feb. 2026
But the screams of pain were unmistakable, picked up a number of times by the microphones placed around the course, which usually deliver the evocative whooshing sounds of skiers hurtling down the slopes at speeds that feel inhuman.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
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“Whoosh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whoosh. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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