Whoosh — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

move with a sibilant sound

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈuːʃ/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈuːʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈuːʃ/

1 syllable Say it as /wˈuːʃ/.

Examples

He whooshed the doors open
Oil whooshed up when the drill hit the well

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

woosh swoosh hiss

Parts of Speech

noun	the noise produced by the sudden rush of a fluid (a gas or liquid)
verb	move with a sibilant sound “He whooshed the doors open”
verb	move with a whooshing sound
verb	gush or squirt out “Oil whooshed up when the drill hit the well”

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).

🇵🇹Portuguese

uau

o ruído produzido pelo fluxo repentino de um fluido (um gás ou líquido)

🇷🇺Russian

свист

шум, производимый внезапным выбросом жидкости (газа или жидкости)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हूँश

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

🇧🇩Bengali

হুশ

একটি তরল (একটি গ্যাস বা তরল) এর আকস্মিক রাশ দ্বারা উত্পাদিত শব্দ

🇮🇳Tamil

ஹூஷ்

ஒரு திரவத்தின் (வாயு அல்லது திரவம்) திடீர் அவசரத்தால் ஏற்படும் சத்தம்

🇮🇳Telugu

హూష్

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

🇮🇳Marathi

हूश

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

🇮🇳Gujarati

હૂશ

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

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೂಶ್

ದ್ರವದ ಹಠಾತ್ ರಶ್ ನಿಂದ ಉತ್ಪತ್ತಿಯಾಗುವ ಶಬ್ದ (ಅನಿಲ ಅಥವಾ ದ್ರವ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഹൂഷ്

ഒരു ദ്രാവകത്തിൻ്റെ (ഗ്യാസ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ദ്രാവകം) പെട്ടെന്നുള്ള തിരക്ക് മൂലമുണ്ടാകുന്ന ശബ്ദം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹੂਸ਼

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

🇵🇰Urdu

ہوش

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

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

嗖嗖地

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

쉭

유체(가스 또는 액체)가 갑자기 돌진하여 발생하는 소음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ồ

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

🇹🇭Thai

โห่

เสียงที่เกิดจากการพุ่งของของเหลวอย่างกะทันหัน (ก๊าซหรือของเหลว)

🇮🇩Indonesian

suara mendesing

kebisingan yang dihasilkan oleh aliran fluida yang tiba-tiba (gas atau cairan)

🇲🇾Malay

woosh

bunyi yang dihasilkan oleh aliran mendadak cecair (gas atau cecair)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ووش

الضوضاء الناتجة عن الاندفاع المفاجئ للسائل (غاز أو سائل)

🇮🇷Persian

اوش

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

🇹🇷Turkish

vızıldamak

bir sıvının (gaz veya sıvı) ani akışından kaynaklanan gürültü

🇮🇱Hebrew

אוש

הרעש שנוצר על ידי רעש פתאומי של נוזל (גז או נוזל)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'whoosh'?

The primary meaning of 'whoosh' is 'the noise produced by the sudden rush of a fluid (a gas or liquid)'.

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Using 'whoosh' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'whoosh' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'whoosh' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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