humahdus — meaning in English
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English meaning
- deflagration noun A sudden, fierce burning, especially one that spreads through a material by heat rather than by a shock wave.
- whoosh noun A rushing sound made by something moving fast through the air.
Senses
humahdus is used for these senses in English:
- backdraft (American spelling, firefighting) Sudden, dangerous recombustion that occurs when there is a rapid reintroduction of oxygen to an enclosed space containing a fire.
- deflagration The act of deflagrating; an intense fire; a conflagration or explosion. Specifically, combustion that spreads subsonically via thermal conduction.
- whoosh A breathy sound like that of an object passing at high speed.
whoosh — full definition
- noun A rushing sound made by something moving fast through the air.
- verb To move quickly, usually with a rushing sound.
- intj Used to imitate something zooming by, or to say a joke or point went over someone's head.
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