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Definition of whoosh noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

whoosh

noun
 
/wʊʃ/,
 
/wuːʃ/
 
/wʊʃ/,
 
/wuːʃ/
[usually singular] (informal)
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  1. 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.
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