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WOOSH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does woosh mean?
• WOOSH (verb)
The verb WOOSH has 1 sense:
1. move with a sibilant sound
Familiarity information: WOOSH used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
| Conjugation: |
Present simple: I / you / we / they woosh ... he / she / it wooshes
Past simple: wooshed
Past participle: wooshed
-ing form: wooshing
... he / she / it wooshes Past simple: wooshed
Past participle: wooshed
-ing form: wooshing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Move with a sibilant sound
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
whoosh; woosh
Context example:
He whooshed the doors open
Hypernyms (to "woosh" is one way to...):
displace; move (cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
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