whooo
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9.9
A long whistling sound made by wind or something moving fast
- interjection
- /huː/
- Informal
:
¡whooo!
Examples
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Whooo-whooo!
Fiction book (1999) -
As the train sped by, I heard a loud whooo that echoed through the station.
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During the storm, the wind made a constant whooo sound as it whipped through the trees.
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The roller coaster rushed down the track, and the riders let out a joyous whooo.
Synonyms
1
8.8
A sudden rushing sound something makes when it moves quickly or a moment when a joke is missed
describes an actual long whistling rushing sound rather than a conversational signal
1
9.9
A short shout people use to show something is moving very fast
is longer and whistling rather than brief and excited
How Long
whooo
1
9.9
- Informal
1
9.9
to whoosh
13
4.5
13
4.5
Surface Forms
whooo main
Etymology
The word whooo copies a long rushing sound, like whoosh or the wind saying 'whooo'. So people use whooo to show a fast object or wind moving quickly.