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verb

Definition of whoosh

as in to whistle

to move very quickly with the sound of quickly flowing air or water Cars whooshed along the highway. Water whooshed down the pipe.

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Verb

On Monday evening, I was whooshed alongside hundreds of guests in dark vans, escorted by police, to the Vela di Calatrava sports complex on the outskirts of Rome. — Charlotte Reed, CNBC, 29 May 2026 Chilling moments like this are the lifeblood of The Dreamed Adventure, the moments that recall the pitiful last days of the dying communist era and the violent, mafia-style economics that whooshed in to replace them. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 22 May 2026

Noun

Open spaces whoosh with fresh air. — Mike Albo, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2026 But unlike lower-commitment purchases like a car or an air fryer, a house doesn’t come with an owner’s manual, and every hollow whoosh through the vents meant the furnace was imploding or a pipe was bursting. — Maggie Slepian, Longreads, 14 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for whoosh

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Verb

This allowed, for a day, every other semiconductor stock to whistle higher as Nvidia lost some $200 billion in market cap on a blistering $80 billion in dollar-volume traded in the stock.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2026
Every bounce of the ball, swish of the net, ref’s whistle and directive from the sideline reverberated through the building.

— Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of whistle

Noun

Sabalenka wore a black Nike tank emblazoned with the brand’s signature swoosh logo.

— Hannah Malach, InStyle, 26 Oct. 2026
Those cleats — with the red Nike swoosh and white outline, the bright red laces and a strange cuff at the back, leaning right against his Achilles — were on the Falcons defensive back’s feet for the worst day of his life.

— Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of swoosh

Verb

Already buzzing just two weeks after opening, this is sure to become a hotspot for locals and guests, both at the hotel and those staying elsewhere.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2026
Even in an empty studio, electricity buzzed and crackled through the room.

— Lucy Gellman, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of buzz

Noun

California surfing legend Kurt Van Dyke’s murder, initially reported as a home invasion in which his girlfriend had been zip-tied, sent shock waves through the surf community earlier this year.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2026
In this leather crossbody, a phone snaps into its own slot and a zip pocket holds cards and keys.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of zip

Verb

In areas where construction has finished, fences are up and grounds are landscaped, and avenues through the humming data centers have been named after the AI tech giants.

— Anna Coren, CBS News, 12 Nov. 2026
Her pop-up canopy on 26th Street in Little Village was humming with the steady hiss of whole jalapeños and sliced onions hitting the hot grill next to sizzling hot dogs wrapped in bacon.

— Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026

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