I hear the buzz of a fan, the drip of the faucet, the hum of the fridge, the tick of the clock, the whoosh of cars passing by the house.
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Whoosh
//ʍʊʃ//
Synonyms for "whoosh" (60 found)
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Translations
12 translations across 5 languages.
Dutch
3 entries- geruis noun (breathy sound)
- gesis noun (breathy sound)
- gesuis noun (breathy sound)
Finnish
4 entries- humahdus noun (breathy sound)
- suhahdus noun (breathy sound)
- humahtaa verb (make a breathy sound)
- humista verb (make a breathy sound)
French
1 entries- sifflement noun (breathy sound)
Spanish
3 entries- chuflar noun (breathy sound)
- silbar noun (breathy sound)
- zumbar noun (breathy sound)
Swedish
1 entries- susa verb (make a breathy sound)
Sample sentences
9 total sentences available.
My linguistic life is mainly like a swinging pendulum. On the Dark Side, there are Lojban, Japanese, and Tagalog. On the Light Side, there are Esperanto, Spanish, and French. Whoosh! Whoosh!
Source: tatoeba (10763067)
Ziri blew up the balloon with a loud whoosh.
Source: tatoeba (12649625)
The snow burst through the trees with no warning but a last-second whoosh of sound, a two-story wall of white and Chris Rudolph’s piercing cry: “Avalanche! Elyse!”
Source: wiktionary
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