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In some senses, whoosh is marked as slang, figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.
whoosh
/ʍʊʃ/
verb 5noun 3intj 2
Collocations
3ADJ.
last-second, loud
WHOOSH + NOUN
cars
PREP.
with
Definitions
noun
1
A breathy sound like that of an object passing at high speed.
The snow burst through the trees with no warning but a last-second whoosh of sound, a two-story wall of white and Chris Rudolph’s piercing cry: “Avalanche! Elyse!”
2
A homicide by shooting.
3
A gun.
verb
1
To make a breathy sound like a whoosh.
2
To pass by quickly.
3
To pass by quickly.
4
To cause to pass quickly.
Twitter whooshed your tweet away before I read all of it lmao.
5
To kill by gun, to shoot.
Man do it for the team Kick him and swing him on landing The olders are whooshed Brass and bruck I promise all of them has been (dun out 'ere)
How many man got whooshed like Jackson?
intj
1
Imitates anything passing by quickly and more or less close.
I was batting when Nikki sent down a lollipop and whoosh, what a shot.
2
Indicating that somebody has missed the point (i.e. it went over their head).
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The snow burst through the trees with no warning but a last-second whoosh of sound, a two-story wall of white and Chris Rudolph’s piercing cry: “Avalanche! Elyse!”
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Twitter whooshed your tweet away before I read all of it lmao.
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Man do it for the team Kick him and swing him on landing The olders are whooshed Brass and bruck I promise all of them has been (dun out 'ere)
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How many man got whooshed like Jackson?
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I was batting when Nikki sent down a lollipop and whoosh, what a shot.
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I hear the buzz of a fan, the drip of the faucet, the hum of the fridge, the tick of the clock, the whoosh of cars passing by the house.
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