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whished

verb

past tense of whish

as in hummed

to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound seemingly out of nowhere, a baseball whished past my head

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as in hissed

to make a sound like that of stretching out the speech sound \s\ the match whished as it burst into flame

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The town's only hospital hummed with ambulances, burial teams and a steady stream of patients.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 21 July 2026
DeChambeau hummed and whistled and messed with the 15 or so reporters still waiting him out.

— Brody Miller, New York Times, 17 July 2026

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The Philippines had 10 ships, three of which came from its coast guard; a small Philippine government propeller plane also buzzed low above the vessels during the mission.

— Ivan Watson, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
In pictures obtained by Backgrid, Knox sported a bleach-blonde undercut, the back and sides of which were buzzed short.

— Hannah Malach, InStyle, 22 July 2026

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So Canha zipped out to Burbank in California for production with the Food Network.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026
Having yanked herself out of the doldrums, Nosková zipped to a 5-2 lead in the second set, before again giving up four quick points to Muchová.

— Ava Wallace, New York Times, 11 July 2026

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