: a swift or explosive rush
also
: the sound created by such a rush
—often used interjectionally
whooshed; whooshing; whooshes
: to rush past or move explosively
cars whooshing along the expressway
: to move (a person or thing) with or as if with a whoosh
Examples of whoosh in a Sentence
Verb
Cars whooshed along the highway.
Water whooshed down the pipe.
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Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2023
This is why so many retention edited videos start with a loud bang or whoosh sound.
—Taylor Lorenz, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2024
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Noun
Castaing-Taylor and Paravel layer this material throughout, acclimating us to the routine rhythms of hospital life before zipping us, with a whoosh, to the next stop on their surgical mystery tour.
—Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2023
This is why so many retention edited videos start with a loud bang or whoosh sound.
—Taylor Lorenz, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2024
See all Example Sentences for whoosh
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“Whoosh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whoosh. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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