whoosh

whoosh

 (wo͞osh, hwo͞osh, wo͝osh, hwo͝osh) also woosh (wo͞osh, wo͝osh)

n.

1. A sibilant sound: the whoosh of the high-speed elevator.

2. A swift movement or flow; a rush or spurt.

intr.v. whooshed, whoosh·ing, whoosh·es also wooshed or woosh·ing or woosh·es

1. To make a soft sibilant sound.

2. To move or flow swiftly, often when making such a sound.

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[Imitative.]

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whoosh

(wʊʃ) or

woosh

n

1. a hissing or rushing sound

2. a rush of emotion: a whoosh of happiness.

vb

(intr) to make or move with a hissing or rushing sound

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whoosh

(ʰwuʃ, ʰwʊʃ, wuʃ, wʊʃ)

also woosh

n., v. n.

1. a loud, rushing noise, as of air or water: a great whoosh as the door opened.

v.i.

2. to move swiftly with a gushing or hissing noise: gusts of wind whooshing down the street.

v.t.

3. to move (an object, a person, etc.) with a whooshing motion or sound: The storm whooshed the waves over the road.

[1840–50; imitative]

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whoosh

Past participle: whooshed
Gerund: whooshing

Imperative

whoosh

whoosh

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	whoosh - the noise produced by the sudden rush of a fluid (a gas or liquid) swoosh noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels"
Verb	1.	whoosh - move with a sibilant sound; "He whooshed the doors open" woosh move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
	2.	whoosh - move with a whooshing sound hiss go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
	3.	whoosh - gush or squirt out; "Oil whooshed up when the drill hit the well" gush, spirt, spout, spurt - gush forth in a sudden stream or jet; "water gushed forth"

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whoosh

verb

To make a sharp sibilant sound:

fizz, fizzle, hiss, sibilate, sizzle, swish, whiz.

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Translations

zischen

whoosh

[wʊ(ː)ʃ] N ruido del agua que sale bajo presión, o del viento fuerte
it came out with a whoosh → salió con mucha fuerza

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whoosh

[ˈ^hwʊʃ]

n → souffle m d'air

vi
to whoosh past → passer à toute vitesse
to whoosh along → filer à toute vitesse

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whoosh

n (of water) → Rauschen nt; (of air) → Zischen nt

vi → rauschen; (air) → zischen; a train whooshed past → ein Zug schoss or brauste vorbei

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whoosh

[wuʃ] n it came out with a whoosh (sauce, water) → è uscito/a di getto; (air) → è uscito/a con un sibilo

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