Swoosh
/ˈswʊʃ/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A swooshing movement or sound
""What the hell is a swoosh?" the McDonald's rep asked. "You know — a swoosh. Like when you go fast. 'Swoosh!'""
- 2 the noise produced by the sudden rush of a fluid (a gas or liquid) wordnet
- 3 A pattern or logo suggesting a swooshing movement.
"Even TV announcers at the last Winter Olympics were spotted with a swoosh on their jackets."
Verb
- 1 To move with a rushing or swirling sound
"The fishing rod swooshed through the air."
- 2 move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound wordnet
Example
More examples"While the car driver obtains an approximate view of a blooming meadow the city cyclist notices the different colors and scents of the blossoms, the smell of freshly mown grass, the swoosh of leaves of a chestnut tree, the sunlight twinkling through trees shimmering green in springtime."
Etymology
From imitation of the sound.