Thesaurus results for WHOOSHES

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verb

present tense third-person singular of whoosh

as in whistles

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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noun

plural of whoosh

as in swooshes

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Recent Examples of whooshes

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 The camera handled by cinematographer Malik Hassan Sayeed, working with Guadagnino for the first time, whooshes around his subjects to indicate the shakiness of their frames of mind. —

Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 29 Aug. 2025 The fresh, salty aroma of the Atlantic whooshes through the car windows. —

Caitlin Gunther, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Sep. 2022

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Noun

While other animals such as rats and mice are also known to have laryngeal whistles, the study says that horses are believed to be the only animals known to combine the whistle with vocal fold vibrations to create a single, dual sound call.

— Kate Perez, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026
Mrtka was actively involved between the whistles and after the whistle, using his size to clear the net and get under opponents’ skin.

— Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025