whoosh
verb/wʊʃ/, /wuːʃ/
/wʊʃ/, /wuːʃ/
[intransitive] (informal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they whoosh | /wʊʃ/, /wuːʃ/ /wʊʃ/, /wuːʃ/ |
| he / she / it whooshes | /ˈwʊʃɪz/, /ˈwuːʃɪz/ /ˈwʊʃɪz/, /ˈwuːʃɪz/ |
| past simple whooshed | /wʊʃt/, /wuːʃt/ /wʊʃt/, /wuːʃt/ |
| past participle whooshed | /wʊʃt/, /wuːʃt/ /wʊʃt/, /wuːʃt/ |
| -ing form whooshing | /ˈwʊʃɪŋ/, /ˈwuːʃɪŋ/ /ˈwʊʃɪŋ/, /ˈwuːʃɪŋ/ |
- + adv./prep. to move very quickly with the sound of air or water rushingWord Originmid 19th cent.: imitative.
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