noun

whoosh

uush

noun

A rushing sound made by something moving fast through the air.

"There was a whoosh as the train sped past the platform."

"You could hear the whoosh of the arrow before it hit the target."

verb

To move quickly, usually with a rushing sound.

"The car whooshed past us on the motorway."

"A cool breeze whooshed through the open window."

intj

Used to imitate something zooming by, or to say a joke or point went over someone's head.

"Whoosh! Right over his head."

""Get it?" "No…" "Whoosh.""

How to Use Whoosh

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA fast, rushing sound or movement — or, as an interjection, a joke about missing the point of something.

Common pairings

a whoosh of air whoosh past whoosh sound

whooshed past tense, whooshes plural, whooshes singular

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An invented word that simply imitates the rushing sound of fast movement.

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