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swoosh
[ swoosh ]
verb (used without object)
- to move with or make a rustling, swirling, or brushing sound.
- to pour out swiftly.
verb (used with object)
- to cause to make or move with a rustling, swirling, or brushing sound.
noun
- a swirling or rustling sound or movement.
swoosh
/ swʊʃ /
verb
- to make or cause to make a rustling or swirling sound, esp when moving or pouring out
noun
- a swirling or rustling sound or movement
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Example Sentences
Sure, I’d rather have Carolina wrens, with their swoosh like that of goth eye makeup, but the Carolina wrens that flitted around our yard in the spring apparently found it wanting and moved on.
The economy will teeter, one foot over the cliff, while members of Congress soak up the recess sun or swoosh down the ski slopes.
Her platinum bob, with its swoosh of side-brushed bangs, was eerily flawless.
A clatter and a swoosh, and a cylinder arced gracefully, catching me almost by surprise.
There came a swoosh through the night, a dull thud, a blinding flash and roar that paled the search-rays into insignificance.
The soft swoosh of the gas-turbine turned into a muffled roar.
The air was exhausted in one whistling swoosh that took with it everything loose.
The hatch crashed open and he imagined he could almost hear the swoosh of escaping air.
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