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
Verb
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As Antetokounmpo slid, Johnson fell on top of him and the officials whistled the Hawks forward for a foul.Eric Nehm, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
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Dad could whistle birdsong as lovely as the real thing.Sallie Tisdale, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Take Nike, for example; most consumers would recognize the sports brand simply by its swoosh before seeing the brand name or reading a slogan.Jessica Wong, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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They’re highly rated and the pink swoosh adds just a touch of whimsy to an otherwise simple shoe.Maggie Horton, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
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The song, which came out in November 2023, generated buzz thanks to its MAD or remix videos.Billboard Japan, Billboard, 26 Dec. 2024
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Since then, Francis, just 25, has been on a rollercoaster ride with the show, moving to New York City for the opening and generating early Tony buzz in the process.Emily Burns, WWD, 23 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Around 5 inches tall and 8 inches wide, the bag has a back slip pocket, interior slip pocket, and front zip compartment.Kaitlin Gates, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2025
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From a padded laptop sleeve for your tech to multiple zip pockets for quick-access items, it’s built to keep your essentials secure and your look polished, wherever work takes you—a choice carry-on backpack, for sure.Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Glamour, 20 Dec. 2024
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The end-of-year flex of consumer strength marks the latest indication of resilient U.S. buying power, which has kept the economy humming despite a prolonged stretch of high interest rates.Max Zahn, ABC News, 7 Jan. 2025
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The pressure and spotlight will fixate on the player most likely to succeed Gabriel, who in his one year with the program finished third in the Heisman Trophy voting and kept Oregon’s offense humming after the record-setting year by Bo Nix in 2023.Christopher Kamrani, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Whoosh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whoosh. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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