whoosh.
A breathy sound like that of an object passing at high speed.
Meaning & usage
A breathy sound like that of an object passing at high speed.
A homicide by shooting.
A gun.
Where this word comes from
Of imitative origin.
To make a breathy sound like a whoosh.
To pass by quickly.
To pass by quickly. To happen while bypassing someone's detailed awareness, to have someone miss the point.
To cause to pass quickly.
To kill by gun, to shoot.
Where this word comes from
Of imitative origin.
Imitates anything passing by quickly and more or less close.
Indicating that somebody has missed the point (i.e. it went over their head).
Where this word comes from
Of imitative origin.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.