Synonyms of whishes

whishes 1 of 2

noun

plural of whish

as in whistles

a sound similar to the speech sound \s\ stretched out

the whish of tires on wet pavement

Synonyms & Similar Words

• whistles
• zips
• hisses
• sizzles
• swishes
• fizzes
• whizzes
• swooshes
• whooshes
• wheezes
• sibilants
• sibilances

whishes

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verb

present tense third-person singular of whish

1

as in buzzes

to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound

seemingly out of nowhere, a baseball whished past my head

Synonyms & Similar Words

• buzzes
• zips
• hums
• whispers
• whirrs
• whirs
• whistles
• zooms
• burrs
• drones
• whizzes
• purrs
• sighs
• hisses
• bumbles
• chirrs
• rustles
• murmurs
• churrs
• coos
• fizzes
• wheezes
• thrums
• swishes
• currs
• whooshes
• sizzles

2

as in hisses

to make a sound like that of stretching out the speech sound \s\

the match whished as it burst into flame

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hisses
• bubbles
• whistles
• fizzes
• fizzles
• swishes
• whizzes
• wheezes
• sizzles
• buzzes
• zips
• hums
• whooshes
• swooshes
• effervesces
• drones