as in to whistle
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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Recent Examples of whoosh
Demarco Williams, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
Riding my bike as a kid, my bowl cut whooshed in the hot Tennessee air.
—Raleigh McCool, Longreads, 5 Sep. 2024
Stephen Busemeyer, Hartford Courant, 30 July 2024
As Sharp rushed down to the shore, she was overcome by the sudden sound of dolphins breathing—a forceful whoosh in and out that seemed to come from all sides.
—Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 19 July 2024
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Verb
There aren’t any cruise ships in the distance and no loud jet skis whooshing by your window.
—Demarco Williams, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
Riding my bike as a kid, my bowl cut whooshed in the hot Tennessee air.
—Raleigh McCool, Longreads, 5 Sep. 2024
Noun
There are also holy grails in the world of effects pedals — the devices that can radically change the sound of any guitar rig by adding echoes, howls, snarls, whooshes and whirls with a stomp of the foot.
—Stephen Busemeyer, Hartford Courant, 30 July 2024
As Sharp rushed down to the shore, she was overcome by the sudden sound of dolphins breathing—a forceful whoosh in and out that seemed to come from all sides.
—Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 19 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whoosh
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Jeff Goldblum's Life in Photos His youngest, River, is missing some of his baby teeth and just learned how to whistle, which gives Goldblum the giggles.Eric Andersson, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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Opponents were whistled just 48 times and benefitted from a 98-48 free throw discrepancy.Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 28 Nov. 2024
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Nike muscled into the sport with the stamp of a swoosh on the front of every jersey, but those jerseys were, in nearly every other way, the Majestic template.Stephen J. Nesbitt, The Athletic, 4 Apr. 2024
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The new guy, Elliott Hill, is only a couple of weeks in but already secured a 12-season extension of Nike’s partnership with the NBA and WNBA, ensuring the swoosh will stay on pro-basketball’s uniforms and official apparel.Allison Morrow, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
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My cousin, for example, lives with four other twenty-somethings in a messy, buzzing apartment that’s not so different from college.Ivy Becker, StyleCaster, 13 Dec. 2024
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The globe’s biggest Afropop stars throw their own shows back home or headline massive festivals, events of all kinds abound, beaches get packed out with buzzing groups of friends and family, and for many, schools close, work slows, and the joyful gatherings seem never ending.Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2024
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The front slanted pockets and back zip pocket can carry wallets, shades, and phones.Jaclyn Trop, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2024
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This genius pair from Merrell zips together for easy transport.Lauren Mazzo, Glamour, 10 Dec. 2024
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Or will Allen and Co. keep humming along and win their 10th game of the season?Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
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Once those two return, Lillard’s gravity will make life exponentially easier for them, opening up even more opportunities for Milwaukee’s offense to hum.Brian Sampson, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Whoosh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whoosh. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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