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whoosh
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whoosh
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ʰwuʃ
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ʰwʊʃ
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wuʃ
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woosh
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noun
1.
a loud, rushing noise, as of air or water:
a great whoosh as the door opened.
verb (used without object)
2.
to move swiftly with a gushing or hissing noise:
gusts of wind whooshing through the trees.
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verb (used with object)
3.
to move (an
object
, a person, etc.) with a whooshing motion or
sound
:
The storm whooshed the waves over the road.
Also,
woosh.
Origin:
1840–50;
imitative
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whoosh
or
woosh
(wʊʃ)
—
n
1.
a hissing or rushing sound
2.
a rush of emotion:
a whoosh of happiness
—
vb
3.
(
intr
) to make or move with a hissing or rushing sound
woosh
or
woosh
—
n
—
vb
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
whoosh
1856, of imitative origin.
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