Definition of whoosh
: a swift or explosive rush; also : the sound created by such a rush —often used interjectionally
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Recent Examples of whoosh from the Web
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Lots of neat chirps and whooshes can be heard from the big snail under the hood, and the trick three-outlet exhaust keeps droning and booming sounds to a minimum, even though short final gearing has the engine turning 3500 rpm at 75 mph in top gear.
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That means everything from recent supercars to 100-year-old competition machines blats, whizzes, whooshes, and squeals its way to the top of the hill to the delight of car enthusiasts.
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Next, the fore sail unfurled with a quick whoosh of rope.
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It was synced to music that also seemed monochrome at first — hisses, whooshes, buzzes, clicks — but became a world of its own.
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On a bright June morning, dozens of honeybees gently hovered around their gable-roofed hives, the buzzing a low drone often drowned out by the whoosh of passing cars.
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On a bright June morning, dozens of honeybees gently hovered around their gable-roofed hives, the buzzing a low drone often drowned out by the whoosh of passing cars.
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The louvered screens of the bedroom window let in the ocean breeze and the white-noise whoosh of the surf, shot through with those sharp, full-throated calls.
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Put down that smartphone, stand very still, and listen for the soft whoosh of hundreds of Capitol Hill Republicans breathing a sigh of relief.
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Origin and Etymology of whoosh
imitative
whoosh
Definition of whoosh
intransitive verb
: to rush past or move explosively cars whooshing along the expressway
transitive verb
: to move (a person or thing) with or as if with a whoosh
Examples of whoosh in a Sentence
Cars whooshed along the highway.
Water whooshed down the pipe.
Recent Examples of whoosh from the Web
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Infants like to be tightly packed, carried around, surrounded by whooshing sounds.
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So make sure to simulate flying a plane in your seat, making loud whooshing noises with your mouth.
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Back in the fourth century B.C., for example, Aristotle theorized that surface shakes were caused by winds whooshing through underground spaces.
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The graphics whooshed at you like a Blue Angels flyover.
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First Known Use of whoosh
1909
WHOOSH Defined for English Language Learners
whoosh
playDefinition of whoosh for English Language Learners
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: the sound made by something that is moving quickly
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: a small amount of gas, liquid, etc., that comes from a place quickly
whoosh
Definition of whoosh for English Language Learners
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: to move very quickly with the sound of quickly flowing air or water
WHOOSH Defined for Kids
Definition of whoosh for Students
whooshed
;whooshing
: to pass or move along with a sound like that of something moving quickly
Definition of whoosh for Students
whooshes
: the sound created by something moving quickly
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