Thesaurus results for WHISHING

whishing

verb

present participle of whish

as in humming

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 hissing

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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Consider an administrative assistant who has spent a decade keeping a department humming along.

— Eric Kutcher, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
Once the fabrics and jewelry started coming in from the Chanel Patrimoine, the old alchemy started humming.

— Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 9 Oct. 2026

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In the first week of the COVID shutdown, Holmes packed her two hissing black cats, donned an N95 mask and flew to LAX.

— Meredith Maran, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
This step is what brought us here, to Ponysaurus, filling out the online notice to the tune of a hissing compressor that kept clean air moving through the brewing system.

— Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of hissing

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During the session, moderated by Grace Barber-Plentie, BFI London Film Festival programmer, the star repeatedly drew applause and laughter from an adoring crowd that left the room buzzing about Ackie’s passion and natural charisma.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2026
During the camp’s first seven days, the activity log filled with nearly 665 observations, mostly federal agents buzzing around their location.

— Ryan Devereaux, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of buzzing

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But up here on the terraces of the Anantara Grand Hotel Convento di Amalfi, the shrieks of day-tripping cruise passengers, zipping back and forth in Tango-orange tenders, are pleasantly faint.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Toronto traffic was relentless, the streets jammed, and cyclists zipping among the halting cars posed a hazard to unwary pedestrians.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of zipping

Verb

Testosterone replacement therapy prescriptions are climbing fast, and the men on them are no longer whispering about it.

— Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 8 Oct. 2026
Social media companies are hesitant to allow promotion on their platforms, and Hollywood is whispering that the tech mogul’s power might keep the public from opportunities to see the film.

— Joel Mathis, TheWeek, 29 Sep. 2026

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