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whoosh
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.
--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, zipFor further exploring for "whoosh" in Webster Dictionary Online