Definition of swoosh
: to discharge or transport with a rushing sound
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Examples of swoosh in a Sentence
The ball swooshed by my head.
water swooshed powerfully from the fire hose
Recent Examples of swoosh from the Web
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There was a medicinal flavor that reminded me of torturously swooshing my mouth with fluoride at the pediatric dentist.
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In the Winter Olympics, which just concluded in Pyeongchang, star skaters like Alina Zagitova and Tessa Virtue swooshed by on the ice in form-hugging, sparkling costumes in shades of electric teal, pale pink, and lilac ombré.
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Brodziansky's wide-open 3-pointer swooshed through the net and gave the Frogs a four-point lead with under two minutes remaining.
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There was also plenty of tweed thrown in for good measure in capes and blazers, and some sequined and beaded skirts and dresses that swished and swooshed past the paintings.
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Turichenko quickly bands Sasha's long, honey-blonde hair into a ponytail, then swooshes a lovely blue scarf over it and ties it under Sasha's chin.
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Recreation includes laser tag, a race course for electric go-karts, a waterslide with a transparent tube that swooshes you along the side of the ship.
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But there are creations for sneaker lovers, too: Woodmann has been giving sneakers quite the lovely makeover, covering a pair of Nikes in a rich tapestry, replacing the laces with a dainty pink bow, and recreating the brand’s swoosh sign in orange.
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Beating that heat is of no concern to the fire performers, who joyfully danced the limbo beneath blazing poles while aerialists swoosh overhead.
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Origin and Etymology of swoosh
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Now imagine the same guy, but with black socks (maybe adorned with a Nike swoosh or three little Adidas stripes) poking out over the tongues of his sneakers.
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The colours complement Portugal's traditional kit, with the nod to sea exploration contained within the design of the Nike swoosh.
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His partner was Kelli Kuehne, another amateur stalwart dressed up in the Nike swoosh whose career never got going.
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Since 2001, of course, Good Queen Bess has had her cultural moment as a powerful and enigmatic protofeminist icon, a swoosh of fiery red in a gray, patriarchal sea.
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After exiting the funnel, the raft swooshes towards two saucers.
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Green, a Nike guy, spent about two hours sticking two swooshes on his shoes, then left without speaking to a small contingent of Bay Area media.
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Trademark applies to symbols that are closely associated with a brand, like Adidas’ three stripes or Nike’s swoosh.
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The two-story foyer is clogged with towering stacks of limited-edition sneaker boxes, almost all from Nike, with which Scott recently designed an Air Force 1 featuring interchangeable Velcro swooshes.
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First Known Use of swoosh
1885
SWOOSH Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of swoosh for English Language Learners
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: to make sound by moving quickly through the air
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