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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Elycia Rubin, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
Its simplicity, especially paired with naan, impressed me more than most fine-dining dishes assembled with tweezers and swooshed artfully with a sauce.
—Restaurant Critic, Houston Chronicle, 30 Jan. 2026
Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Sabalenka wore a black Nike tank emblazoned with the brand's signature swoosh logo.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026
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Verb
With the help of private alpine guides, adventurous types can indulge in ski safaris (where guests swoosh across multiple mountains over the course of a day or more and visit various rifugios — authentic mountain huts) and even ski with a legend of the sport.
—Elycia Rubin, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
Its simplicity, especially paired with naan, impressed me more than most fine-dining dishes assembled with tweezers and swooshed artfully with a sauce.
—Restaurant Critic, Houston Chronicle, 30 Jan. 2026
Noun
Things first got interesting when Fleetwood showed up at January’s Dubai Invitational without a single Nike swoosh present on his person.
—Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Sabalenka wore a black Nike tank emblazoned with the brand's signature swoosh logo.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026
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“Swoosh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swoosh. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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