Thesaurus results for WHOOSH

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verb

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

Cunningham’s Fisher-Price pianos and decrepit drums are unmistakable, as is Ciani’s Buchla, which whooshes and rattles like a steam engine barreling down the tracks. —

Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 9 Apr. 2026 Crews worked for months to install the devices, intermittently closing a lane of traffic on the bridge and hoisting themselves up the towers as cars whooshed by. —

Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Mar. 2026

Noun

Previte incorporates za’atar into her version of chile crisp, so the creamy whoosh of savory yogurt and precisely cooked eggs meets heat with a bonus jolt of herbal-nuttiness. —

Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026 Set the scene The electric whoosh of automatic doors at the entrance, activated by room keys, act like a Shinto torii gate, marking the transition between two starkly different worlds—inside and outside the hotel. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for whoosh

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Verb

Coach Rachel Monroe called a timeout to try to set up one last offensive opportunity, but Hagan immediately forced a turnover off the restart whistle, and the Timberwolves held possession for the final moments before the team sprinted towards goalie Lila Zahurak to celebrate.

— Matt Goisman, Boston Herald, 11 June 2026
Also in the seventh, Kyle Karros came off the bench to whistle a leadoff homer to right off Ryan Borucki.

— Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 31 May 2026