whooshed

past tense of whoosh

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for whooshed
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • When [ecologist Lars] Chittka gave bumblebees an extra jolt of sucrose, their favorite food, the bees buzzed with delight.
    Big Think, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Stateside, Atlanta buzzed as Patti LaBelle, Chaka Khan, Gladys Knight, and Stephanie Mills shared the stage for The Queens!
    Okla Jones, Essence, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Even light, which zipped at breathtaking pace across the dark, took many human lifetimes to traverse a single galaxy.
    Angus Fletcher, Big Think, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Dobbins darted left after taking a handoff from Bo Nix on the first play of the third quarter, found a crease and zipped down the sideline for a 41-yard run.
    Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The machines whizzed and whirred.
    Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Whooshed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whooshed. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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