as in whistled
to move very quickly with the sound of quickly flowing air or water
Cars whooshed along the highway. Water whooshed down the pipe.
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Recent Examples of whooshed
Crews worked for months to install the devices, intermittently closing a lane of traffic on the bridge and hoisting themselves up the towers as cars whooshed by.
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Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Mar. 2026
From there my type B personality whooshed in.
—Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Feb. 2026
Nearby, a life support machine whooshed and beeped steadily.
—Rick Jervis, USA Today, 22 Nov. 2025
Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Mar. 2026
From there my type B personality whooshed in.
—Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Feb. 2026
Nearby, a life support machine whooshed and beeped steadily.
—Rick Jervis, USA Today, 22 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whooshed
Verb
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That prospect flared up for Seoane as the home fans whistled and booed at the final whistle, and became reality on Monday when the club’s board acted.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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When the Embassy moved to Nine Elms in 2018, Londoners buzzed about who and what might move in in its stead.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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An hour later, my phone buzzed with a text from Pearlman’s wife.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
22 Apr. 2026
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The old boiler wheezed and stalled, the roof sprang leaks, half-century-old pipes cracked, and the lobby intercom was defunct.—
Michael Powell,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
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With the game tied 2-2 in the third, Hughes zipped a pass across the front of the crease intended for a teammate.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
1 May 2026
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After Faber took a high-sticking penalty, Heiskanen zipped a shot from the slot that eluded Wallstedt's shoulder and scraped the top of the net.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Luis was dressed in his hospital pyjamas; his pained breathing fogged his mask while the oxygen canister gurgled and whirred.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
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Traffic hummed along the avenue, and machinery whirred at the tire shop.—
Thomas Lake,
AJC.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Whooshed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whooshed. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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