whoosh
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4.2
- noun
- /wuːʃ/
:
silbido
- A truck pulls into the parking space in front of us, the whoosh of air brakes being released.
They all kind of sound like whooshes to me, but OK.
- They all kind of sound like whooshes to me, but OK.
- Let's give it one more whoosh.
Examples
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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.
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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
7
6.4
A buzzing or hissing sound made by something moving fast through the air
5
9.9
A sudden loud rushing sound made by something moving very fast
2
5.8
A soft rushing sound made when air or water moves quickly
1
9.8
A high, sharp sound made when air moves quickly, like an arrow passing
How Loud
Surface Forms
Etymology
Whoosh is a sound word that copies a sudden rush of air, similar to swoosh and swish. So as a noun a whoosh is the loud 'rushing sound' made when something moves fast.