swoosh

/swuʃ/
/swuʃ/
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Other forms: swooshed; swooshing; swooshes

Definitions of swoosh
  1. noun
    the noise produced by the sudden rush of a fluid (a gas or liquid)
    synonyms: whoosh
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    type of:
    noise
    sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
  2. verb
    move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound
    “The curtain swooshed open”
    synonyms: lap, swish, swosh
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    type of:
    go, sound
    make a certain noise or sound
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