whoosh

• POS: Noun, Verb (intransitive)

OXFORD DICTIONARY

whoosh, v., n., & int. (also woosh)
--v.intr. & tr. move or cause to move with a rushing sound.
--n. a sudden movement accompanied by a rushing sound.
--int. an exclamation imitating this.

Etymology

imit.

THESAURUS

whoosh

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