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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Barry Levinson, Air Mail, 2 Aug. 2025
Shaking the capsules produces audio signals that range from rattling stones, over tinkling coins to swooshing sand.
—Erico Guizzo, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Oct. 2018
Hannah Vanbiber, New York Times, 20 July 2025
Here’s a brief summary: There’s your trademark: brand names, logos, slogans, distinctive packaging, such as the Nike swoosh.
—Margot MacHol Bisnow, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
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Verb
Six different versions of the Gulf of America cap, and a cap that simply features a bald eagle adorned with American-flag sunglasses and a swooshing head of yellow hair.
—Barry Levinson, Air Mail, 2 Aug. 2025
Shaking the capsules produces audio signals that range from rattling stones, over tinkling coins to swooshing sand.
—Erico Guizzo, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Oct. 2018
Noun
Sabrina Ionescu: Just do it (wear a swoosh) Ionescu stepped out on the orange carpet in a custom Nike dress and tights the night before clinching the 3-point contest.
—Hannah Vanbiber, New York Times, 20 July 2025
Here’s a brief summary: There’s your trademark: brand names, logos, slogans, distinctive packaging, such as the Nike swoosh.
—Margot MacHol Bisnow, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for swoosh
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“Swoosh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swoosh. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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