WHOOSH


Meaning of WHOOSH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (h)wʊʃ, AM hwu:ʃ ]

( whooshes, whooshing, whooshed)

1.

People sometimes say ‘ whoosh ’ when they are emphasizing the fact that something happens very suddenly or very fast.

Then came the riders amid even louder cheers and whoosh! It was all over.

EXCLAM [ emphasis ]

2.

If something whooshes somewhere, it moves there quickly or suddenly. ( INFORMAL )

Kites whooshed above the beach at intervals.

VERB : V adv / prep

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