'whoosh' definitions:
Definition of 'whoosh'
(from WordNet)
noun
The noise produced by the sudden rush of a fluid (a gas or liquid) [syn: swoosh, whoosh]
verb
Move with a sibilant sound; "He whooshed the doors open" [syn: woosh, whoosh]
verb
Move with a whooshing sound [syn: hiss, whoosh]
verb
Gush or squirt out; "Oil whooshed up when the drill hit the well"
Synonyms of 'whoosh'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- assibilate,
- assibilation,
- buzz,
- effervesce,
- effervescence,
- effervescing,
- fizz,
- fizzle,
- fizzling,
- frication,
- frictional rustling,
- hiss,
- hissing,
- hush,
- hushing,
- lisp,
- rhonchus,
- shush,
- shushing,
- sibilance,
- sibilate,
- sibilation,
- siffle,
- sigmatism,
- siss,
- sissing,
- sizz,
- sizzle,
- sizzling,
- sneeze,
- sneezing,
- sniff,
- sniffle,
- snore,
- snort,
- snuff,
- snuffle,
- spit,
- splutter,
- sputter,
- squash,
- squelch,
- squish,
- sternutation,
- stertor,
- swish,
- wheeze,
- whish,
- whisper,
- whistle,
- whistling,
- white noise,
- whiz,
- zip