/hwoohsh, hwoosh, woohsh, woosh/ , n.
1. a loud, rushing noise, as of air or water: a great whoosh as the door opened.
v.i.
2. to move swiftly with a gushing or hissing noise: gusts of wind whooshing through the trees.
v.t.
3. to move (an object, a person, etc.) with a whooshing motion or sound: The storm whooshed the waves over the road.
Also, woosh .
[ 1840-50; imit. ]