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
Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Mar. 2026
The motionless people drooling on the sidewalk, the Waymos whooshing around with no one inside.
—Sam Kriss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
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
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Verb
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
The motionless people drooling on the sidewalk, the Waymos whooshing around with no one inside.
—Sam Kriss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whoosh
Verb
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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
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That whistle, though, didn’t knock him out of the fight.—
Dan Woike,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
Noun
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The Nike swoosh sat slightly higher on the chest than the Barcelona crest, continuing the visual structure seen in earlier seasons with the brand’s T90 template kits.—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Baptiste wore the swoosh well Sunday, rescuing her first-round match against 2021 French Open and 2024 Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejčíková from two match points down to win 6-7(7), 7-6(6), 6-2 in 2 hours and 53 minutes of unseasonably hot, sticky weather.—
Ava Wallace,
New York Times,
24 May 2026
Verb
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The Coburg Bar buzzes with a zappy, more visible, businesses-like energy.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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Fans of the legendary designer and his whimsical, punk, off-kilter designs have been buzzing since the recent announcement that the Marc Jacobs Beauty brand would be making a triumphant return after a five-year hiatus.—
Kelsey Legg,
ABC News,
1 June 2026
Noun
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The Long Sleeve Mock Neck Top is the brand's bestseller, an ultra-soft, feather-light, breathable, and cool-to-the-touch flattering quarter-zip style.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 June 2026
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But that’s not the only thing to do—there’s whitewater rafting on the Nantahala River, zip lining in the Smokies, or riding the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
3 June 2026
Verb
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There’s a small, warm body of evidence that some of the most therapeutic sounds on earth may already be napping on your couch, singing outside your window and humming in your backyard.—
Allison Palmer,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2026
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Michelle Williams On a cool spring morning at Booker Vineyard in Paso Robles, California, a drone hums low over the Syrah block.—
Michelle Williams,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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“Whoosh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whoosh. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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