Swoosh — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/swˈuːʃ/

🇬🇧British English

/swˈuːʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/swˈuːʃ/

1 syllable Say it as /swˈuːʃ/.

Examples

The bubbles swoshed around in the glass
The curtain swooshed open

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

swosh lap swish whoosh

Parts of Speech

noun	the noise produced by the sudden rush of a fluid (a gas or liquid)
verb	move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound “The bubbles swoshed around in the glass”

Word Forms

swish

noun

a brushing or rustling sound

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

rauschen

das Geräusch, das durch den plötzlichen Ausstoß einer Flüssigkeit (Gas oder Flüssigkeit) entsteht

🇪🇸Spanish

silbido

El ruido producido por la repentina avalancha de un fluido (un gas o líquido).

🇮🇹Italian

fruscio

il rumore prodotto dallo scorrimento improvviso di un fluido (un gas o un liquido)

🇷🇺Russian

свист

шум, производимый внезапным выбросом жидкости (газа или жидкости)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

झपट्टा मारना

किसी तरल पदार्थ (गैस या तरल पदार्थ) के अचानक प्रवाह से उत्पन्न शोर

🇮🇳Tamil

ஸ்வூஷ்

ஒரு திரவத்தின் (வாயு அல்லது திரவம்) திடீர் அவசரத்தால் ஏற்படும் சத்தம்

🇮🇳Telugu

స్వూష్

ద్రవం (వాయువు లేదా ద్రవం) యొక్క ఆకస్మిక రష్ ద్వారా ఉత్పత్తి చేయబడిన శబ్దం

🇮🇳Marathi

धडपडणे

द्रव (वायू किंवा द्रव) च्या अचानक गर्दीमुळे निर्माण होणारा आवाज

🇮🇳Gujarati

હોબાળો

પ્રવાહી (ગેસ અથવા પ્રવાહી) ના અચાનક ધસારો દ્વારા ઉત્પન્ન થયેલ અવાજ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ವೂಶ್

ದ್ರವದ ಹಠಾತ್ ರಶ್ ನಿಂದ ಉತ್ಪತ್ತಿಯಾಗುವ ಶಬ್ದ (ಅನಿಲ ಅಥವಾ ದ್ರವ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്വൂഷ്

ഒരു ദ്രാവകത്തിൻ്റെ (ഗ്യാസ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ദ്രാവകം) പെട്ടെന്നുള്ള തിരക്ക് മൂലമുണ്ടാകുന്ന ശബ്ദം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹੜਕੰਪ

ਤਰਲ (ਇੱਕ ਗੈਸ ਜਾਂ ਤਰਲ) ਦੀ ਅਚਾਨਕ ਭੀੜ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਪੈਦਾ ਹੋਇਆ ਰੌਲਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

تڑپنا

سیال کے اچانک رش سے پیدا ہونے والا شور (گیس یا مائع)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

旋风

流体（气体或液体）突然涌出时产生的噪音

🇯🇵Japanese

シューッという音

流体（気体または液体）の突然の流入によって生じる騒音

🇰🇷Korean

스워시

유체(가스 또는 액체)가 갑자기 돌진하여 발생하는 소음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vù vù

tiếng ồn tạo ra bởi sự đột ngột của chất lỏng (khí hoặc chất lỏng)

🇹🇭Thai

หวือ

เสียงที่เกิดจากการพุ่งของของเหลวอย่างกะทันหัน (ก๊าซหรือของเหลว)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سووش

الضوضاء الناتجة عن الاندفاع المفاجئ للسائل (غاز أو سائل)

🇮🇷Persian

غر زدن

صدای تولید شده از هجوم ناگهانی یک سیال (گاز یا مایع)

🇹🇷Turkish

vızıltı

bir sıvının (gaz veya sıvı) ani akışından kaynaklanan gürültü

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