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verb

present tense third-person singular of swoosh
as in pours
to flow out in great quantities or with force water swooshed powerfully from the fire hose

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swooshes

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noun

plural of swoosh
as in whistles

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Recent Examples of swooshes
Verb
Each shooting star is a tiny fragment from Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle, a celestial traveler that swooshes around the Sun every 33 years. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 15 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swooshes
  1. pours
  2. whistles
  3. rushes
  4. zips
  5. streams
Verb
  • An infusion pump hangs from a pole beside him; sunlight pours through tall windows in the background.
    — Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Jayawardhana defended the decades-old partnership between higher education institutions and Washington, which pours billions of dollars into research universities.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of pours
Noun
  • While other animals such as rats and mice are also known to have laryngeal whistles, the study says that horses are believed to be the only animals known to combine the whistle with vocal fold vibrations to create a single, dual sound call.
    — Kate Perez, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Mrtka was actively involved between the whistles and after the whistle, using his size to clear the net and get under opponents’ skin.
    — Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Definition of whistles
Verb
  • Over hundreds and hundreds of rushes together, the matrix becomes second nature.
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Muir will need good defensive line play against Hillcrest, which rushes for 248 yards per game with 35 touchdowns.
    — Staff report, Oc Register, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of rushes
Noun
  • We were surrounded by a handful of bro-looking guys in Arc'teryx vests and Peter Millar quarter zips, mostly drinking beer and whiskey.
    — Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Comfort shorts, T-shirts, polos and half-zips round out the assortment.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of zips
Verb
  • Browse Shudder’s library to find movies starring each pair in today’s game from their Season of Screams collection, which streams through the end of the year.
    — Britina Cheng, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Repeats of the series have been a staple of broadcast, cable and, more recently, Netflix, which streams the original series and a reboot that launched in September.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of streams

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