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
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
Caitlin Lovinger, New York Times, 19 July 2025
Fighter jets whooshed by and a stealth bomber streaked through the air during Friday’s annual White House Fourth of July picnic.
—Andrew J. Campa
follow, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2025
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Verb
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
Noun
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
Fighter jets whooshed by and a stealth bomber streaked through the air during Friday’s annual White House Fourth of July picnic.
—Andrew J. Campa
follow, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whoosh
Verb
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Some theorists do try to whistle—or dog-whistle—positions that couldn’t survive being stated plainly.—
Lula Konner,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Oct. 2025
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The defense was whistled for a holding penalty near the end of the second quarter that gave the Fighting Irish a first down on the Boise State 4-yard line.—
Rachel Roberts,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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
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The swoosh has faced headwinds in recent years as innovation slowed and sales declined.—
Jessica Golden,
CNBC,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The air buzzed with laughter, connection, and anticipation.—
Essence,
Essence,
20 Oct. 2025
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On Trend Attendees were buzzing about the opportunities digital printing brings to denim.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This recipe gets an extra bit of zip from chunks of pineapple.—
Mary Alice Russell,
Southern Living,
22 Oct. 2025
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The singer’s sleek knee-high boot features a zip fastening on the inner side of the leg.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Anchored by Syracuse University, the city hums with youthful spirit, from buzzy Marshall Street to the roar of the JMA Wireless Dome, where Orange basketball games regularly draw some of the largest crowds in college hoops.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Oct. 2025
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The machinery of violence here hums louder each week.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Whoosh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whoosh. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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