: a swift or explosive rush
also
: the sound created by such a rush
—often used interjectionally
whooshed; whooshing; whooshes
: to rush past or move explosively
cars whooshing along the expressway
: to move (a person or thing) with or as if with a whoosh
Examples of whoosh in a Sentence
Verb
Cars whooshed along the highway.
Water whooshed down the pipe.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
The composers have a WarioWare library’s worth of FX: Tiny alarms for a shocked face; rippling winds to signal someone in deep thought; kitschy screams to ratchet up the suspense; the gratifying whoosh when a vote parchment is read.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 26 Feb. 2025
Shana Naomi Krochmal, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
On a sunny Monday afternoon, Eric Flanagan sat on the patio of his new restaurant, cars whooshing down Nieman Road.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 18 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The door is heard to open with a whoosh and a hissing sound, but neither the door nor the plane exterior are shown in the aftermath.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
The composers have a WarioWare library’s worth of FX: Tiny alarms for a shocked face; rippling winds to signal someone in deep thought; kitschy screams to ratchet up the suspense; the gratifying whoosh when a vote parchment is read.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 26 Feb. 2025
Verb
This might be the most 1990s song to ever exist in the best possible way — a perfectly airy mix of programmed drums, keyboards, whooshing ocean sounds, and crooning backup singers.
—Shana Naomi Krochmal, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
On a sunny Monday afternoon, Eric Flanagan sat on the patio of his new restaurant, cars whooshing down Nieman Road.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Whoosh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whoosh. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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