Meaning

3 senses

  1. A breathy sound like that of an object passing at high speed.

  2. (Multicultural London English, slang)A homicide by shooting.

  3. (Multicultural London English, slang)A gun.

More definitions
  • the noise produced by the sudden rush of a fluid (a gas or liquid)

Examples

2 sentences

  1. The autumn wind whooshed through the trees.

    deDer Herbstwind rauschte durch die Bäume. — Yorwba

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  2. Ziri blew up the balloon with a loud whoosh.

    CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · always · C2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Translations

2 languages

Origin

Of imitative origin.

Of imitative origin.

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Forms

plural: whooshes
Singularwhoosh
Pluralwhooshes

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the noise produced by the sudden rush of a fluid (a gas or liquid):swoosh

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
whoopwhoopswhopwhopping
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