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
Paul Chi, Vogue, 23 Nov. 2024
Cars whooshed past in the morning rush hour on Walt Whitman Bridge.
—Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 11 Aug. 2024
Patty Hodapp, Outside Online, 5 Feb. 2024
Looking for a bit of texture and a whoosh of volume that lasts all day long?
—Jenny Berg, Allure, 27 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Since Thursday, the world’s top race car drivers have been whooshing by at more than 200 miles per hour on the iconic Strip, preparing for Saturday night’s competition.
—Paul Chi, Vogue, 23 Nov. 2024
Cars whooshed past in the morning rush hour on Walt Whitman Bridge.
—Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 11 Aug. 2024
Noun
There were no other sounds in the universe save for the whoosh of an occasional breeze, and the colors changed every two minutes.
—Patty Hodapp, Outside Online, 5 Feb. 2024
Looking for a bit of texture and a whoosh of volume that lasts all day long?
—Jenny Berg, Allure, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whoosh
Verb
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Somehow, the attempt whistled into the netting in stunning fashion for a power-play goal, as Catholic Memorial seized a 2-0 advantage.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
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The scene intentionally obscured the identity of the sinister-seeming, whistling man who picked up the tray of surgical tools from the O&D department and took it to the Exports Hall elevator.—
Megan McCluskey,
TIME,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The first release of the Air Jordan 1 featured a fiery red mudguard, heel and tip, paired with a short white quarter panel and completed with a classic black Nike swoosh.—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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Nike’s brand identity extends far beyond its iconic swoosh, but how does a company like Nike achieve and maintain such a reputation?—
Robert Harbols,
Forbes,
11 Oct. 2024
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The Tigers support section in right field kept the Tokyo Dome buzzing every bottom half of the inning, with coordinated cheers erupting for each Hanshin batter, a vocal ferocity maintained through the entire at-bat.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2025
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Adam Henrique, Jeff Skinner and Viktor Arvidsson were buzzing around the net on a shift early in the third.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The top zip closure ensures that all belongings remain securely inside, while the slip-in side pockets provide easy organization.—
Megan Schaltegger,
People.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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Choose the Right Storage Containers After the seeds are safely tucked away in envelopes or seed packets, store the packets in zip lock bags, mason jars, photo boxes, upcycled takeaway containers, or tins.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Mar. 2025
Verb
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There’s absolutely no reason constraints ought to hum.—
Emma Alpern,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2025
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Joe Raedle/Getty Images For more than a century, the U.S. and Canada have sold each other electricity through power lines that criss-cross the border, an arrangement that has historically hummed along thanks to the warm relationship between the two countries.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Whoosh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whoosh. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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