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whoosh

noun

🔊/wʊʃ/, 🔊/wuːʃ/

🔊/wʊʃ/, 🔊/wuːʃ/

[usually singular] (informal)

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the sudden movement and sound of air or water rushing past（风吹）呼呼；（水流）哗哗
- a whoosh of air呼的一口气
- There was a whoosh as everything went up in flames.“呼” 的一声，一切都毁于火海。🔊🔊
Word Originmid 19th cent.: imitative.

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whoosh

verb

🔊/wʊʃ/, 🔊/wuːʃ/

🔊/wʊʃ/, 🔊/wuːʃ/

[intransitive] (informal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they whoosh	🔊/wʊʃ/, 🔊/wuːʃ/ 🔊/wʊʃ/, 🔊/wuːʃ/
he / she / it whooshes	🔊/ˈwʊʃɪz/, 🔊/ˈwuːʃɪz/ 🔊/ˈwʊʃɪz/, 🔊/ˈwuːʃɪz/
past simple whooshed	🔊/wʊʃt/, 🔊/wuːʃt/ 🔊/wʊʃt/, 🔊/wuːʃt/
past participle whooshed	🔊/wʊʃt/, 🔊/wuːʃt/ 🔊/wʊʃt/, 🔊/wuːʃt/
-ing form whooshing	🔊/ˈwʊʃɪŋ/, 🔊/ˈwuːʃɪŋ/ 🔊/ˈwʊʃɪŋ/, 🔊/ˈwuːʃɪŋ/

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+ adv./prep. to move very quickly with the sound of air or water rushing（空气）呼呼地移动；（水）哗哗地流
Word Originmid 19th cent.: imitative.