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
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Erico Guizzo, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Oct. 2018
At one time or another all serious skiers dream of swooshing down the vast, extreme terrain of the Swiss Alps.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
Or, simply hang up a hammock and sway to the sound of the stream, songbirds and the gentle swoosh of the wind through the trees.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
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Verb
Shaking the capsules produces audio signals that range from rattling stones, over tinkling coins to swooshing sand.
—Erico Guizzo, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Oct. 2018
At one time or another all serious skiers dream of swooshing down the vast, extreme terrain of the Swiss Alps.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Noun
At the climax of the show, drones formed an arc and lit up one by one to look like the swoosh of a shooting star before the castle below them transformed into the crystalline centerpiece of the upcoming Abu Dhabi park.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
Or, simply hang up a hammock and sway to the sound of the stream, songbirds and the gentle swoosh of the wind through the trees.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
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“Swoosh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swoosh. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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