whoosh (n.)

  1. the noise produced by the sudden rush of a fluid (a gas or liquid)

    [ Syn: swoosh ]

    whoosh (v.)

  1. move with a sibilant sound; He whooshed the doors open

    [ Syn: woosh ]

  2. move with a whooshing sound

    [ Syn: hiss ]

  3. gush or squirt out; Oil whooshed up when the drill hit the well'

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