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
Adam Carlson, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025
Fire crews moved fast, throwing heavy resources at the fires as Santa Ana winds delivered a big, direct hit on San Diego County, arriving from the east-northeast before dawn and whooshing largely unfettered through arid mountain passes and canyons.
—Paul Sisson, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025
Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 26 Feb. 2025
Then there are suction-type whooshes, which really help with the zolly shots zooming in and out on the characters’ faces.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 24 Feb. 2025
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Verb
The recording includes an ominous whooshing noise — apparently the traces of the Titan’s catastrophic destruction, which killed all five people onboard during a dive to the wreckage of the Titanic off the coast of Canada.
—Adam Carlson, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025
Fire crews moved fast, throwing heavy resources at the fires as Santa Ana winds delivered a big, direct hit on San Diego County, arriving from the east-northeast before dawn and whooshing largely unfettered through arid mountain passes and canyons.
—Paul Sisson, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025
Noun
The composers have a WarioWare library’s worth of FX: Tiny alarms for a shocked face; rippling winds to signal someone in deep thought; kitschy screams to ratchet up the suspense; the gratifying whoosh when a vote parchment is read.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 26 Feb. 2025
Then there are suction-type whooshes, which really help with the zolly shots zooming in and out on the characters’ faces.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whoosh
Verb
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As Williams clung to him the way a remora fish clings to the belly of a shark, the refs looked at the carnage — and immediately whistled Joker for a ticky-tack offensive foul.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
13 May 2025
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The Leafs had just won a 44-second five-on-three advantage when Adam Gaudette was whistled for fouling Matthews.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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At the climax of the show, drones formed an arc and lit up one by one to look like the swoosh of a shooting star before the castle below them transformed into the crystalline centerpiece of the upcoming Abu Dhabi park.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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Or, simply hang up a hammock and sway to the sound of the stream, songbirds and the gentle swoosh of the wind through the trees.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2025
Verb
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The implication that Kanan himself could have killed his own mother has people buzzing.—
Ronda Racha Penrice,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2025
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Myth: Exposure to cicada noise will cause hearing loss As the second-largest periodical cicada, Brood XIV can make a lot of noise when the male cicadas attempt to attract mates with their buzzing sounds.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
Noun
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The 2-in-1 Tote Bag keeps your chaos chic with a snap strap for your laptop, zip pockets for the tiny stuff (pacifiers or lip balm, anyone?), and twin open slots for easy phone grabs mid-diaper change.—
Pooja Shah,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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The pack sports an exterior laptop pocket for easy TSA access, catch-all zip pockets for passports and tickets, interior slip pockets for magazines and notebooks, two water bottle holders, a handy magnetic closure and a pass-through strap that attaches to rolling luggage.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
10 May 2025
Verb
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Think mountain towns that hum in winter and hibernate in summer (hello, ski resorts turned hiking paradises).—
Jordi Lippe-McGraw,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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Because the vagus nerve runs past the vocal cords, there’s some thought that humming could stimulate the vagus nerve (and therefore parasympathetic nervous system), which might offer calming effects, says Gordon-Elliott.—
Caroline C. Boyle,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
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“Whoosh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whoosh. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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