Whoosh Definition

wo͝osh, hwo͝osh, wo͝osh, hwo͝osh
whooshed, whooshes, whooshing, whoosh
noun
whooshes
A sound or movement that whooshes.
Webster's New World
A swift movement or flow; a rush or spurt.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
verb
whooshed, whooshes, whooshing
To cause to whoosh.
Webster's New World
To make the quick, hissing, or rushing sound of something moving swiftly through the air.
Webster's New World
To move swiftly with or as with this sound.
Rockets whooshed by.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
interjection
Used to suggest this sound or movement.
Webster's New World
Used to express surprise or sudden, strong feeling.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Whoosh

Noun

Singular:
whoosh
Plural:
whooshes

Origin of Whoosh

  • Imitative

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Whoosh Sentence Examples

  • Suddenly, a loud whoosh blew threw through the park.

  • Suddenly, a loud WHOOSH blew threw through the park.

  • From the river, you hear the whoosh, whoosh of their wings flapping like the slow motion rotor blades of a helicopter.

  • When tasted neat there is an initial whoosh of alcohol followed by an aftertaste of apples and French chalk on a new inner-tube.

  • I pressed myself flat on the sledge until whoosh -- The wolf leaped over me and sank its jaws Into my horse's hindquarters.

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