SWOOSH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does swoosh mean? 

• SWOOSH (noun)
  The noun SWOOSH has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: SWOOSH used as a noun is very rare.

• SWOOSH (verb)
  The verb SWOOSH has 1 sense:

1. move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound

  Familiarity information: SWOOSH used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SWOOSH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

swoosh; whoosh

Hypernyms ("swoosh" is a kind of...):

noise (sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound))

• SWOOSH (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Synonyms:

lap; swish; swoosh; swosh

Context example:

The curtain swooshed open

Hypernyms (to "swoosh" is one way to...):

go; sound (make a certain noise or sound)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s PP