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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Recent Examples of whoosh
Literary Hub, 30 July 2025
Apparently, the line is bland but also profound and ironic, and all of that whooshes over my head, too, but that’s Saturday.
—Caitlin Lovinger, New York Times, 19 July 2025
Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
Last winter, at Chicago’s Greek Islands (200 S. Halsted St.), our Greektown dinner started with a bang — more accurately, a whoosh.
—David Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2025
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Verb
The two lanes of traffic that ruled my corner of East Hollywood whooshed by with their normal nighttime hum.
—Literary Hub, 30 July 2025
Apparently, the line is bland but also profound and ironic, and all of that whooshes over my head, too, but that’s Saturday.
—Caitlin Lovinger, New York Times, 19 July 2025
Noun
The only sounds were the wind’s slight whoosh and our own nervous Whoas and excited gasps.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
Last winter, at Chicago’s Greek Islands (200 S. Halsted St.), our Greektown dinner started with a bang — more accurately, a whoosh.
—David Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whoosh
Verb
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Seattle scored 28 points before the halftime whistle.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Desperate, Lester then grabbed his bird whistle and dashed to the Arconia courtyard fountain.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But the recent debut definitely distinguishes itself a little from the typical oversized American white trailer box splashed with generic swoosh graphics.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 Nov. 2025
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They were pieced together for the show's pièce de résistance as a swoosh-y, crinkle-y multi-color Snufflapagus, the lovable character from Sesame Street.—
Roxanne Robinson,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Its small black-and-white screen was often blurry, sometimes blank and buzzing, the programming sporadic or lame.—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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Meanwhile, endless construction, the Siegels’ lavish (but tacky) lifestyle and their chaotic family life buzz in the background.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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His keen playful writing combines magical realism, genre-busting humor, literary zip—and there are few people better suited to adapting Wilder than Ethan Lipton.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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This full-zip sherpa jacket is a must purchase for travelers who put warmth at the top of their priority list when picking out outfits for an upcoming trip.—
Michelle Baricevic,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Meanwhile, the penalty kill is also humming at a rate unseen in Denver for a long time.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
8 Nov. 2025
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Their offense is humming (averaging nearly 36 points per game), the offensive line continues to perform at a high level, allowing very few sacks, and the defense has been feeding off momentum with key plays in recent outings.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Whoosh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whoosh. Accessed 22 Nov. 2025.
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