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
Adam Carlson, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025
Fire crews moved fast, throwing heavy resources at the fires as Santa Ana winds delivered a big, direct hit on San Diego County, arriving from the east-northeast before dawn and whooshing largely unfettered through arid mountain passes and canyons.
—Paul Sisson, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025
Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 26 Feb. 2025
Then there are suction-type whooshes, which really help with the zolly shots zooming in and out on the characters’ faces.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 24 Feb. 2025
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Verb
The recording includes an ominous whooshing noise — apparently the traces of the Titan’s catastrophic destruction, which killed all five people onboard during a dive to the wreckage of the Titanic off the coast of Canada.
—Adam Carlson, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025
Fire crews moved fast, throwing heavy resources at the fires as Santa Ana winds delivered a big, direct hit on San Diego County, arriving from the east-northeast before dawn and whooshing largely unfettered through arid mountain passes and canyons.
—Paul Sisson, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025
Noun
The composers have a WarioWare library’s worth of FX: Tiny alarms for a shocked face; rippling winds to signal someone in deep thought; kitschy screams to ratchet up the suspense; the gratifying whoosh when a vote parchment is read.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 26 Feb. 2025
Then there are suction-type whooshes, which really help with the zolly shots zooming in and out on the characters’ faces.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whoosh
Verb
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Participants must bring their own watercraft, personal flotation device, and whistle.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 May 2025
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Continue reading … 'GREAT FOR OUR GAME' – Caitlin Clark was whistled for a flagrant foul on Agnel Reese during their latest WNBA matchup.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
28 May 2025
Noun
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The Nike swoosh, Nadal’s Bull, and Federer's monogram are recognizable without words.—
Merlisa Lawrence Corbett,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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At the climax of the show, drones formed an arc and lit up one by one to look like the swoosh of a shooting star before the castle below them transformed into the crystalline centerpiece of the upcoming Abu Dhabi park.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
Verb
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The past few days also buzzed with celebrity appearances across the globe.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
27 May 2025
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This is an excellent time to set out for this buzzing city on Puget Sound.—
Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
27 May 2025
Noun
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Original price: $49.99 Old Navy's Matte one-piece zip swimsuit features a zipper closure on the front and cap sleeves.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
23 May 2025
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Time zips by breezily, the point of view slides around unpredictably, and more than one plot strand is introduced without ever being resolved.—
Peter C. Baker,
New Yorker,
11 May 2025
Verb
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By the 16th century, drone also came to mean a dull, continuous humming sound, and later, someone blindly follows orders similar to a bee.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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This is a humdinger of a pollinator plant, attracting not only humming bees and butterflies, but a host of other insects, too.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
24 May 2025
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“Whoosh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whoosh. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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