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- pronunciation:
- wUsh
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a loud rushing or gushing sound, as made by air or water moving rapidly.
I was kept awake by the whoosh of cars on the street in front of my house. |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
whooshes, whooshing, whooshed |
| definition: |
to make a rushing or gushing sound, or to move something with such a sound.
Water whooshed down the drain.She whooshed the pile of papers off the table and onto the floor. |
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