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How to pronounce whoosh in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms swoosh
Type of noise
Type Words
Synonyms hiss
Type of travel, go, locomote, move
Type Words
Synonyms woosh
Type of move, displace


He whooshed the doors open.
Type Words
Type of spirt, spout, spurt, gush


Oil whooshed up when the drill hit the well.

Examples of whoosh

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At sunset they whoosh into the sky like someone spiked a pipeline of black dots.
From the cnn.com
Every now and then you could hear the whoosh of snow sliding off his nylon tent.
From the suntimes.com
It's so minty, when you whoosh in some air you'll get a cool rush in your mouth.
From the chron.com
It starts as a gentle, shushing whoosh and gradually mutates into haunting music.
From the telegraph.co.uk
I went to sleep and I dreamt that I was flying around the room, whoosh, whoosh.
From the post-gazette.com
A thick blanket of dry pine needles came next, followed by a match, and whoosh!
From the newsobserver.com
From our separate booths, we watched the skiers whoosh down the Idaho mountain.
From the al.com
From inside, Karin McKemey heard a whoosh, glanced out and saw her son in flames.
From the charlotteobserver.com
I was alone on board when the car ascended with a satisfying pneumatic whoosh.
From the freep.com
More examples
  • Woosh: move with a sibilant sound; "He whooshed the doors open"
  • Swoosh: the noise produced by the sudden rush of a fluid (a gas or liquid)
  • Gush or squirt out; "Oil whooshed up when the drill hit the well"
  • A breathy sound like that of an object passing at high speed; To make a breathy sound like a whoosh
  • A fast, hard move in the market, up or down; see capitulation.