whoosh

Examples

• All

• The only sound is the steady whoosh of the lawn sprinklers.

  Fiction book (1995)

• Flames ignite with a whoosh in one of the huge furnaces.

  Fiction book (1993)

• There was this whoosh of water.

  Elemental (2023)

• Until, in a sudden whoosh, the doors close, and the train speeds off into the night.

  Fiction book (1994)

• I did, and heard a soft whoosh like moths fluttering past me.

  Fiction book (2000)

• Auguste turns into a clearing, and suddenly there is a whoosh of sound and a flurry of movement.

  Fiction book (1996)

• Her hair, piled on top of her head, trembles in the slight whoosh of air from the ceiling fan.

  Fiction book (1996)

• The electricity hummed, and the leaves went whoosh as the rake scraped along the hard ground.

  Fiction book (1990)

• There was a sporadic rumbling whoosh, like the sound of the sea within a coiled shell.

  Fiction book (1993)

• As the train sped past, it created a loud whoosh that echoed through the station.

Synonyms

S

swoosh

vswhoosh

4 5.8

A soft rushing sound made when air or water moves quickly

is the same meaning but differs in written form

V

voom

vswhoosh

3 9.9

A sudden loud rushing sound made by something moving very fast

describes a sound made by sudden fluid movement, not limited to engines

W

whiz

vswhoosh

• US

2 6.4

A buzzing or hissing sound made by something moving fast through the air

applies to rushing sounds from air, water, or other fluids

W

whizzle

vswhoosh

1 9.8

A high, sharp sound made when air moves quickly, like an arrow passing

describes a general rushing sound rather than a sharp hissing quality

How Loud

blast

60 2.7

roar

93 1.0

whoosh

38 4.2

whisper

126 1.0

rustle

10 4.4

Surface Forms

Etymology