whoosh
IPA: wˈuʃ
noun
- A breathy sound like that of an object passing at high speed.
- (MLE, slang) A homicide by shooting.
- (MLE, slang) A gun.
verb
- (intransitive) To make a breathy sound like a whoosh or extrude with such a sound.
- (transitive, intransitive) To pass by quickly and more or less close or away.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To happen while bypassing someone's detailed awareness, to have someone miss the point.
- (transitive) To cause to pass quickly.
- (transitive, MLE, slang) To kill by gun, to shoot.
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Examples of "whoosh" in Sentences
- Sissy heard a couple of bangs then a loud whoosh.
- How does whoosh manage to maintain its phonic integrity
- I can whoosh you the powerpoint presentation if you like.
- The snow whirled up the stairs and whooshed down the hallway.
- The music or sound was a splashing sound or a whooshing sound.
- You don't tell them your rationale and then whoosh, you're done.
- Then we hear the whoosh of a cap turning on a bottle of Diet Coke.
- It just needs one to spot a lack of seconding and whoosh, it's delisted.
- As I reach for the handle, I heard this awful hissing noise, this whoosh.
- Suddenly, the screen will fade to black, and the synthesized whoosh will play.
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