whoosh
/ʍʊʃ/ verb C2- To make a breathy sound like a whoosh.
- To pass by quickly.
- To happen while bypassing someone's detailed awareness, to have someone miss the point.
- To cause to pass quickly.
- To kill by gun, to shoot.
He/she/it whooshes · Past whooshed · Past participle whooshed · -ing form whooshing
Verb forms
- Base form
- whoosh
- He/she/it
- whooshes
- Past
- whooshed
- Past participle
- whooshed
- -ing form
- whooshing
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