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
Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 20 May 2025
Sixty minutes from busy freeways to lush fairways, from the whoosh of traffic to whispering surf
A southern California vacation can be a whirlwind affair, what with the encircling ring of still-life highways clogged by road-ragers at any and all hours of the day.
—David Weiss, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2025
Tinnitus causes persistent sounds such as ringing, hissing, buzzing or whooshing in the ears.
—Reem Amro, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2025
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Verb
Rushing by in whooshes of chapters named after Pagnol’s numerous famous plays and films, Chomet conveys in textbook fashion that this is a life worthy of memoir, and worthy of the pleasant story device of little Marcel guiding big Marcel.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 20 May 2025
Sixty minutes from busy freeways to lush fairways, from the whoosh of traffic to whispering surf
A southern California vacation can be a whirlwind affair, what with the encircling ring of still-life highways clogged by road-ragers at any and all hours of the day.
—David Weiss, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Noun
Serene images of nature are interspersed with en media race footage, cars whizzing and whooshing around a first-person POV.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2025
Tinnitus causes persistent sounds such as ringing, hissing, buzzing or whooshing in the ears.
—Reem Amro, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whoosh
Verb
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That prospect flared up for Seoane as the home fans whistled and booed at the final whistle, and became reality on Monday when the club’s board acted.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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But, if so, wouldn’t whistle-blowers have turned up something by now?—
Matthew Hutson,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Football has seen similar cases too—2024 NFL MVP Josh Allen just started wearing New Balance cleats instead of the swoosh.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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In fact, the only obvious difference is the missing swoosh.—
Shea Simmons,
People.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Continue reading … HOT AT COSTCO – September offerings at popular store have fans buzzing.—
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FOXNews.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Guy didn’t overlap, guy didn’t buzz, guy didn’t carry three.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The back interior pocket is a zip pocket for safekeeping lipsticks or ID cards, and the two front pockets are slip pockets ideal for a cell phone or keys.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
13 Sep. 2025
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They’re finished with a zip-and-button fly and angled side pockets.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Bitter Mai Tai is a full-fledged neo classic, first bright with lime and rum, then deep with almond, and then—where a standard Mai Tai would fall away with a lingering malic zing—the Bitter Mai Tai rises in a bold third act, humming with bitterness and the banana-funk of the rum.—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
13 Sep. 2025
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Just a 10-minute stroll from the city center, the elevation affords something akin to a retreat; Bolaño feels spirited away from the noisy streets, surrounded instead by humming cicadas and chirping birds.—
Keith Flanagan,
Architectural Digest,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Whoosh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whoosh. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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