I. ˈswu̇sh verb
( -ed/-ing/-es )
Etymology: imitative
intransitive verb
1. : to make a rushing sound
something swooshed, and six sprinklers sent up watery bouquets — Ellery Queen
2.
a. : to move with a rushing or rustling sound
a car swooshed by … in a sucking swirl of dust — Gordon Woodward
his date swooshed down the stairway in a taffeta evening gown
b. : to gush out : eddy , swirl
water swooshing from the town pump — Willie S. Ethridge
the swooshing cloud of powder shown at right — Life
transitive verb
: to discharge or transport with a rushing sound
the experimental rocket ship … expected to swoosh a man into space — Springfield (Massachusetts) Union
II. noun
( -es )
1. : an act or instance of swooshing : gush
spectacular flashes and swooshes from the new weapons — Newsweek
skirt fullness is concentrated in a swoosh at the back — Women's Wear Daily
specifically : a rushing sound
multiple jet engines audible as a sibilant swoosh … gone almost as quickly as the planes themselves — H.E.Salisbury
2. : a swift movement accompanied by a rushing sound
first jet airliner to span the North Atlantic in a nonstop swoosh — Frederick Graham
whipped out a razor and made a violent swoosh in the neighborhood of the other's neck — Alan Barth