whoosh (hw sh, w sh, hw sh, w sh) also woosh (w sh, w sh)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 also wooshed, whoosh·ing also woosh·ing, whoosh·es also woosh·es 1. To make a soft sibilant sound. 2. To move or flow swiftly with or as if with such a sound.
[Imitative.] |
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| Noun | 1. | whoosh - the noise produced by the sudden rush of a fluid (a gas or liquid)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"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 soundgo, 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" |
Translationswhoosh [wuʃ] n it came out with a whoosh [
sauce etc] →
è uscito di getto; [
air] →
è uscito con un sibilo