[
US
/ˈhwuʃ, ˈwuʃ/
]
[ UK /wˈuːʃ/ ]
[ UK /wˈuːʃ/ ]
VERB
-
gush or squirt out
Oil whooshed up when the drill hit the well -
move with a sibilant sound
He whooshed the doors open - move with a whooshing sound
NOUN
- the noise produced by the sudden rush of a fluid (a gas or liquid)
How To Use whoosh In A Sentence
- A whoosh of freshly ground mocha coffee hits the nose and then, once the wine hits your mouth, it's joined by black fruits, liquorice, spice and a spray of refreshing acidity.
- Danlo listened to the wind rise and whoosh between the buildings. The Broken God
- With a ‘whoosh’, the dried wood and grasses caught fire, and the flames licked around the pyre.
- It's nice to think of them picturing Father Christmas and his sleigh whooshing across frosty rooftops, as opposed to me thrashing my way around a soulless out-of-town shopping centre.
- The water whooshed down the drain.
- He points to a little button which allows air to whoosh out of the bellows so that they can be closed. Times, Sunday Times
- Twisting and spinning up and down the rope, he whooshed a few feet above the audience's heads.
- I see his ministerial car waiting for him at 10 o'clock every night - whoosh, he is off into the night in his chauffeur-driven car!
- And with that, he was gone, the door whooshing closed behind him.
- He whooshed the doors open