Thesaurus results for WHOOSH

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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

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
On the pitch, whistle in hand, wearing his all-black uniform, is Wright’s comfort zone.

— Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 4 Oct. 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

Noun

The other side zips closed, so this is great for holding all other clothing items that can be packed flat.

— Hayley Domin, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2026
Piper pairs the iconic zip-through cable knit with an all-denim look, and Blackwell wears the cable knit in super-soft wool.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of zip

Verb

In my experience, degraded fluid can sometimes cause clutch chatter, vibration, or a humming noise.

— John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs And Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026
But the Hurricanes will have to find someone who comes close in order to keep the offense humming.

— Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026

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