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- [hwoosh, hwoo sh, woosh, woo sh]
- /ʰwuʃ, ʰwʊʃ, wuʃ, wʊʃ/
- /wʊʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hwoosh, hwoo sh, woosh, woo sh]
- /ʰwuʃ, ʰwʊʃ, wuʃ, wʊʃ/
Definitions of whoosh word
- noun whoosh a loud, rushing noise, as of air or water: a great whoosh as the door opened. 1
- verb without object whoosh to move swiftly with a gushing or hissing noise: gusts of wind whooshing through the trees. 1
- verb with object whoosh to move (an object, a person, etc.) with a whooshing motion or sound: The storm whooshed the waves over the road. 1
- noun whoosh Move or cause to move quickly or suddenly with a rushing sound. 1
- noun whoosh rushing sound 1
- intransitive verb whoosh move rapidly 1
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Origin of whoosh
First appearance:
before 1840 One of the 33% newest English words
First recorded in 1840-50; imitative
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Parts of speech for Whoosh
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
whoosh popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for whoosh
verb whoosh
- rush — to move, act, or progress with speed, impetuosity, or violence.
- shoot — to hit, wound, damage, kill, or destroy with a missile discharged from a weapon.
- zoom — to move quickly or suddenly with a loud humming or buzzing sound: cars zooming by on the freeway.
- burst — If something bursts or if you burst it, it suddenly breaks open or splits open and the air or other substance inside it comes out.
- whistle — to make a clear musical sound, a series of such sounds, or a high-pitched, warbling sound by the forcible expulsion of the breath through a small opening formed by contracting the lips, or through the teeth, with the aid of the tongue.
noun whoosh
- rushing — the act of rushing; a rapid, impetuous, or violent onward movement.
- spurt — to gush or issue suddenly in a stream or jet, as a liquid; spout.
- surge — a strong, wavelike, forward movement, rush, or sweep: the onward surge of an angry mob.
- spate — a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring: a spate of angry words.
Antonyms for whoosh
verb whoosh
- dawdle — If you dawdle, you spend more time than is necessary going somewhere.
- remain — to continue in the same state; continue to be as specified: to remain at peace.
- slow — moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity: a slow train.
- stay — (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
- decelerate — When a vehicle or machine decelerates or when someone in a vehicle decelerates, the speed of the vehicle or machine is reduced.
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