Definition of whoosh - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
comic audionoise from fast motion, often with air or water rushing
- A comic whoosh followed the ball as it shot across the court.
2.
emotionrush of emotion
- She felt a whoosh of excitement at the news.
Verb
1.
soundsintr. move quickly while making a sudden rushing soundintr.
- The wind whooshed through the trees.
2.
cause movementtr. cause something to move quicklytr.
- He whooshed the ball across the field.
3.
- The joke whooshed over his head.
Origin of whoosh
Imitative, whoosh (sound of something rushing)
Examples of whoosh in a sentence
With a sudden whoosh, the wave crashed over the rocks. A whoosh of relief washed over him. He felt a whoosh of pride during the ceremony. The train whooshed past the station. Water whooshed out of the broken pipe. She whooshed the curtains aside.
The magician whooshed a scarf into the air. The meeting whooshed by without anyone noticing. The deadline whooshed past him unnoticed.
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- French:souffle, s'engouffrer en faisant un bruit de souffle, ...
- German:Wusch, rauschen, ...
- Italian:rumore di sfreccio, sibilare, ...
- Spanish:sonido de ráfaga, zumbar, ...
- Portuguese:assobio, assobiar, ...
- Chinese:呼, 嗖嗖作响, ...
- Japanese:シューッ, ヒューと音を立てる, ...
- Arabic:هَدير, مَرَّ بسرعة, ...
- Hebrew:וּוֹשׁ, לִשְׁרוֹק, ...
- Russian:свист, свистеть, ...
- Ukrainian:звук вжух, свистіти, ...
- Hindi:तेज़ सनसनाहट की आवाज़, वूश करना, ...
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