Whoosh (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Move with a whooshing sound.

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Examples

• The firework exploded in the sky, then a piece of it came whirling down, its tail whooshing through the air.
• The skier took the hill at full speed, her skis whooshing over the powdery snow.
• As I opened the tube, the wrapper whooshed in as the air rushed out.
• I dropped the pen and it whooshed down the escalator, vanishing from sight in a flash.
• When I first flushed the toilet I thought something was wrong but then I heard it whoosh through the pipes.

Synonyms

• Hiss

Hypernyms

• Locomote
• Travel
• Move

Meaning ²

Move with a sibilant sound; "He whooshed the doors open".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Synonyms

• Woosh

Hypernyms

• Move

Meaning ³

Gush or squirt out; "Oil whooshed up when the drill hit the well".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Examples

• Water whooshed out of the broken pipe, flooding the floor.
• Air whooshed past her face as she sped down the highway on her motorcycle.
• The released pressure caused the steam to whoosh loudly out of the valve.
• Oil whooshed up when the drill hit the well, signaling a major discovery.
• Water whooshed over the edge of the dam, creating a massive waterfall.

Hypernyms

• Spout
• Gush
• Spirt