whoosh
noun/wʊʃ/, /wuːʃ/
/wʊʃ/, /wuːʃ/
[usually singular] (informal)- the sudden movement and sound of air or water rushing past
- a whoosh of air
- There was a whoosh as everything went up in flames.
Word Originmid 19th cent.: imitative.Definitions on the go
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