as in whistled
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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Cristian Roldan buzzed about, and burst through midfield.—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
1 Sep. 2025 -
The pagers of emergency room staff at Hennepin Healthcare, in downtown Minneapolis, buzzed yet again — this time carrying especially dire news.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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Five of them buzzed the front counter smoothie station, three zipped about under the front counter service window, two flew under a prep table and another two over a prep table.—
David J. Neal
Updated August 22,
Miami Herald,
22 Aug. 2025
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When asked if Flynn had reached out to him recently to discuss taking over as Lucius, the White Lotus star zipped his lips.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Whooshed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whooshed. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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