whoosh
woohsh
- n the noise produced by the sudden rush of a fluid (a gas or liquid)
- v move with a sibilant sound
He whooshed the doors open - v move with a whooshing sound
- v gush or squirt out
Oil whooshed up when the drill hit the well
- Mechanics such as the retracting circular lens hatch and the whoosh start up sound effect add to the flavor.
- Someone pours flash powder on the sterno altar flame and whoosh! Fire leaps toward the ceiling.
- The whoosh of his candidacy, in the polls and in the amounts of money raised, has been audacious as well.