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
Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 22 Sep. 2024
There aren’t any cruise ships in the distance and no loud jet skis whooshing by your window.
—Demarco Williams, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2024
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
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Verb
It’s been four years since the water whooshed away.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 22 Sep. 2024
There aren’t any cruise ships in the distance and no loud jet skis whooshing by your window.
—Demarco Williams, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
Noun
Landry Jones carries the film with a watchful caution not dissimilar to seeing history whoosh past his eyes.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2024
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whoosh
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Up four with less than a minute remaining, Brown missed a 12-footer on one possession, was whistled for an offensive foul on the next and then threw a wild pass that was stolen by Jones for a game-tying layup with four seconds to play.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
23 Jan. 2025
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Wind whistled between the tethers, and waves crashed just below.—
Leslie Jamison,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Jan. 2025
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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Over the weekend, as buzz about the company grew, DeepSeek surpassed ChatGPT on Apple’s app store, ranking No. 1 for free app downloads in the United States.—
Rashi Shrivastava,
Forbes,
28 Jan. 2025
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Prada Group’s interest has been buzzed about for some time, but among the other players are said to be Bahraini firm Investcorp, private equity company Permira and others.—
Luisa Zargani,
WWD,
27 Jan. 2025
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Related Articles In menswear, the offer goes from reversible jackets to coats that become vests through a zip.—
Andrea Onate,
WWD,
16 Jan. 2025
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It's also designed with a front slip pocket with Coach's iconic turn-lock closure, a back zip pocket, and an internal snap pocket.—
Wendy Vazquez,
Southern Living,
10 Jan. 2025
Verb
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So, the economy is humming, and the Fed finally admits it.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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Perhaps this staging area includes the steampunk-ish hell-basement filled with ominously crackling and humming electrical equipment that sucks Cooper through a portal (sans shoes, like a religious pilgrim entering a house of worship) and reincarnates him on the floor of Dougie’s secret other place.—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Whoosh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whoosh. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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