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
Flora Tsapovsky, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 July 2024
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
Susan Baek, NBC News, 9 Aug. 2024
The Nike swoosh is also visible, which any sporty or active person would know.
—Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2024
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Verb
Lately, guests at top-tier resorts around the world have been given plenty of opportunities to experience such transformations—or, at the very least, to feel nurtured and relaxed while being gently swooshed and stretched.
—Flora Tsapovsky, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 July 2024
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
Noun
At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, the first three men to cross the marathon finish line each flashed the same neon green shoe, emblazoned with an ever-familiar swoosh.
—Susan Baek, NBC News, 9 Aug. 2024
The Nike swoosh is also visible, which any sporty or active person would know.
—Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2024
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“Swoosh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swoosh. Accessed 14 Sep. 2024.
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