whoosh

nounverbinterjectionattested in dialogue

Scotland//ʍʉʃ//
//ʍʊʃ//
//wʊʃ//
//ʍuːʃ//
//wuːʃ//

A breathy sound like that of an object passing at high speed.

noun

1
A breathy sound like that of an object passing at high speed.
The snow burst through the trees with no warning but a last-second whoosh of sound, a two-story wall of white and Chris Rudolph’s piercing cry: “Avalanche! Elyse!”
2
slangA homicide by shooting.
3
slangA gun.

Etymology

Of imitative origin.

verb

1
To make a breathy sound like a whoosh.
2
To pass by quickly.
3
figurativeTo pass by quickly. To happen while bypassing someone's detailed awareness, to have someone miss the point.
4
To cause to pass quickly.
Twitter whooshed your tweet away before I read all of it lmao.
5
slangTo kill by gun, to shoot.
Man do it for the team Kick him and swing him on landing The olders are whooshed Brass and bruck I promise all of them has been (dun out 'ere)
How many man got whooshed like Jackson?
How many man's been whooshed with the stick?

interjection

1
Imitates anything passing by quickly and more or less close.
I was batting when Nikki sent down a lollipop and whoosh, what a shot.
2
Indicating that somebody has missed the point (i.e. it went over their head).

Forms

plural: whooshes
past tense: whooshed
past participle: whooshed
present participle: whooshing
third person singular: whooshes

whoo · An expression of joy and excitement.whoop · A loud, eager cry, usually of joy.whoops · Oops.

whoosh · A breathy sound like that of an object passing at high speed.

whooshing · A sound or motion that whooshes.whore · Synonym of prostitute: a person (especially a woman) who…whorehouse · Brothel.

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