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Definition of whistle

as in whoosh

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Noun

When England would lose in 1982 and kid Roger would just feel sad, the final whistle ended. — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026 La Albiceleste will be after him from the very first whistle. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 16 July 2026

Verb

With half of the stadium decked out in highlighter-orange supporting the Dutch and the other half in royal blue supporting the Japanese, the chants and energy were felt from whistle to whistle from the 69,285 fans in attendance. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 June 2026 Follow along for live coverage The play was eventually whistled dead, for Spain was called offside on the initial pass in. — Tim Rohan, NBC news, 15 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for whistle

Recent Examples of Synonyms for whistle

Noun

Some riders gallivant and whoosh past bystanders, weaving in and out and putting surrounding passersby on edge.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 5 July 2026
Open spaces whoosh with fresh air.

— Mike Albo, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2026

Definition of whoosh

Verb

Double-bass glissandos hint at hands grubbing in the earth, while abrupt moments of concerted action—notably, an accordion wheezing out an F-sharp-minor chord—suggest flickering signals and transmissions.

— Alex Ross, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
The previous owners must have doused the property with chemicals, and as summer wheezed toward its smoky end, my lawn became less suburban ideal and more of a pop quiz in weed identification.

— Maggie Slepian, Longreads, 14 May 2026

Definition of wheeze

Verb

The complete assembly weighs just enough for the Madagascar hissing cockroach, a species favored for cyborg research because of its large size, robustness, and wingless body, to carry without significantly impairing its movement.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 July 2026
Jason was hissing fiercely; Gordon, who projects a monastic calm, was trying to reason with the mother while batting her back each time the flap swung open.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026

Definition of hiss

Noun

But in the event that Zaslav is out of a job in the coming months, there are worse things than arranging zip-line adventures for the children of Sutton Place.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 20 July 2026
The relaxed mid-rise shorts feature a cropped length that lands right at the knee, finished with a drawstring waist and zip fly closure.

— Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 20 July 2026

Definition of zip

Verb

That warnings from front-line salespeople took so long to bubble up to senior management, and out to stockholders, is also alarming.

— Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 14 July 2026
There is no one in the system bubbling under who can take on a prime offensive role, although the team would have been thrilled if Russian power winger Maxim Berezkin had signed with the team.

— Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 12 July 2026

Definition of bubble

Verb

Their deals with Spotify and Netflix fizzled, and Meghan’s As Ever lifestyle brand reportedly is struggling to offload her jams and other products.

— Martha Ross, Mercury News, 17 July 2026
And SpaceX stock sank below its $135 IPO price for the first time about a month after its blockbuster debut, as hype around the reusable rocket maker fizzled.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 16 July 2026

Definition of fizzle

Verb

Rinse the blueberries under cold running water, gently swishing them around with your hands to ensure all the berries are exposed to water.

— Martha Stewart, Martha Stewart, 3 July 2026
The life-size robotic elephants in Prasanth Prakashan's backyard workshop have ears that flap, tails that swish and trunks that squirt water.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026

Definition of swish

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