whooshv.

Brit.

/wʊʃ/,

/wuːʃ/,

/hwʊʃ/,

/hwuːʃ/, U.S.

/(h)wuʃ/,

/(h)wʊʃ/

Forms: Also woosh.

Etymology: Imitative; the vowel expressing a duller sound than that of whish v.¹

1. intransitive. To utter or emit a dull soft sibilant sound, like that of something rushing through the air; to move rapidly with a rushing sound.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swift movement in specific manner > move swiftly in specific manner [verb (intransitive)] > move swiftly with or as with sound

thunderc1374

hurtle1509

rattle1555

skirr1567

whizz1591

brustle1638

clatter1810

whoosh1856

fizz1864

zoon1880

zing1899

skoosh1904

zoom1924

scream1943

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > sibilant sound > [verb (intransitive)] > rushing sibilant sound > swish

whish1565

whush1581

swish1756

whoosh1856

swoosh1867

hish1893

shush1975

1856 C. Dickens Let. 13 July (1995) VIII. 162 The boys..whooshing, and crying, (after Tigerish Cat No. 2) ‘French! Here she comes!’

1909 H. G. Wells Tono-Bungay (U.K. ed.) ii. ii. 163 Make it all slick, and then make it woosh.

1917 Blackwood's Mag. July 47/2 Huge projectiles whooshed noisily through the air.

1922 D. H. Lawrence Aaron's Rod (N.Y. ed.) xxi. 306 You want to whoosh off in a nice little love-whoosh and lose yourself.

1966 I. Jefferies House-surgeon viii. 156 The blood was wooshing in and Bernard nodded.

2. transitive. To cause to move rapidly with a rushing sound. Also figurative. Const. up, to enliven.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > excitement > pleasurable excitement > affect with pleasurable excitement [verb (transitive)] > make piquantly exciting

farcea1340

seasonc1520

spice1529

sauce?1534

salt1576

savour1578

cantharidize1812

whoosh1909

zap1979

the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swift movement in specific manner > move or cause to move swiftly in specific manner [verb (transitive)] > cause to move swiftly with sound

whoosh1909

1909 H. G. Wells Tono-Bungay (U.K. ed.) ii. ii. 162 A Real Live Thing! Wooshing it up! Making it buzz and spin!

1920 D. H. Lawrence Touch & Go 7 A system of vacuum tubes for whooshing Bradburys about from one to the other.

1956 W. Sansom Loving Eye 102 Cars wooshed water-spray on the wet macadam.

1968 B. Hines Kestrel for Knave 27 He whooshed the curtains open and switched the light off.

1971 Sunday Express () 28 Mar. (Home Jrnl.) 2/2 (advt.) Removable Fibre-fill padlets whoosh you into high young curves, naturally.

1982 Nature 13 May 91/1 Chrétien will be the first Western astronaut to be whooshed into space by a Soviet rocket.

Derivatives

whoosh n. a sound of this nature (also reduplicated); also, an exclamation ‘whoosh!’; a movement accompanied by a rushing sound; a gushing or ‘whooshing’ style.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > [noun] > swishing or swooshing

swish1820

swish, swish1833

swishing1860

whoosh1880

swoosh1885

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > sibilant sound > [noun] > rushing sibilant sound > swish

whish1808

swish1820

swish, swish1833

swishing1860

whoosh1880

swoosh1885

wheep1891

hish1893

whooshing1976

1880 ‘M. Twain’ Tramp Abroad xx. 194 He fetched a prodigious ‘Whoosh!’ to relieve his lungs.

1906 ‘Q’ Mayor of Troy vii With a whoo-sh a rocket leapt into the air.

1909 H. G. Wells Tono-Bungay (U.K. ed.) iii. iv. 391 Once or twice before you've stepped in—with that sort of Woosh of yours.

1915 A. Quiller-Couch Nicky-Nan ix Whenever her brush intromitted its harsh whoosh-whoosh.

1934 H. G. Wells Exper. Autobiogr. i. i. 37 Just because of that constitutional apathy it will be characteristically free from individual Woosh.

1962 ‘R. Gordon’ Doctor in Swim i. 9 We sat for a moment listening to the woosh of the jets.

1976 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 8 Nov. 16/6 When I develop a mental picture of the person I'm affecting, my objectivity goes out the window in a woosh of sympathy.

1984 Listener 14 June 32/3 We may be used to the idea of pressing buttons on commercial synthesisers and summoning whooshes of space-age sound.

Draft additions 1993

ˈwhooshing adj. and n. frequently attributive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swift movement in specific manner > [noun] > with or as with sound

whirra1400

whizzing1607

whizz1620

whizziness1839

whooshing1976

the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swift movement in specific manner > [adjective] > moving swiftly with or as with sound

skirring1573

whizzing1589

zooming1904

whooshing1976

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > sibilant sound > [adjective] > making sibilant rushing sound

whooshing1976

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > sibilant sound > [noun] > rushing sibilant sound > swish

whish1808

swish1820

swish, swish1833

swishing1860

whoosh1880

swoosh1885

wheep1891

hish1893

whooshing1976

1976 Evening Standard 29 Dec. 13/2 The whooshing flares of blue and gold lit up the faces of a crowd on the grassy slopes of the Washington Monument.

1980 Musicians Only 26 Apr. 12 Flanger, a deep wooshing, sweeping sound caused by double tracking.

1986 Sunday Express Mag. 1 June 28/1 She came to the door to greet me with a great barking of dogs and whooshing of cats.

1991 Skiing (U.S.) Mar. 55/1 This same strong, active ‘whooshing’ out-breathing at the end of a turn can help in a lot of other challenging ski situations.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

whooshint.

Brit.

/wʊʃ/,

/wuːʃ/,

/hwʊʃ/,

/hwuːʃ/, U.S.

/(h)wuʃ/,

/(h)wʊʃ/

Forms: Also woosh.

Etymology: < whoosh v.

An exclamation evocative of or accompanying a sudden explosive rushing sound or movement.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sudden or violent sound > explosive sound > [interjection] > explosive emission of air

poof1824

whoof1866

whoosh1899

1899 S. R. Crockett Kit Kennedy xxxvii. 261 The cravin' wad juist bank up like a water ahint a dam—and then—whoosh, awa' she gaed.

1909 H. G. Wells Tono-Bungay (U.K. ed.) ii. ii. 162 That's you, steady and long and piling-up,—then, wo-oo-oo-oo-osh.

1927 Blackwood's Mag. Apr. 488/1 John said, ‘Woosh! some armful. Look out for the eggs.’

1936 ‘R. Hyde’ Check to your King 69 The Princess..shouts ‘Whoosh!’

1949 D. Thomas Let. 13 Oct. in Sel. Lett. (1966) 328 Bills and demand notes, at me like badgers, whoosh!

1965 Family Circle Oct. 13/1 Plain lonesome? Whoosh, it's a friend.

1977 Sounds 9 July 19/2 Onstage we just go like, woosh!

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	whoosh
释义	whooshv. Brit. /wʊʃ/, /wuːʃ/, /hwʊʃ/, /hwuːʃ/, U.S. /(h)wuʃ/, /(h)wʊʃ/ Forms: Also woosh. Etymology: Imitative; the vowel expressing a duller sound than that of whish v.¹ 1. intransitive. To utter or emit a dull soft sibilant sound, like that of something rushing through the air; to move rapidly with a rushing sound. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swift movement in specific manner > move swiftly in specific manner [verb (intransitive)] > move swiftly with or as with sound thunderc1374 hurtle1509 rattle1555 skirr1567 whizz1591 brustle1638 clatter1810 whoosh1856 fizz1864 zoon1880 zing1899 skoosh1904 zoom1924 scream1943 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > sibilant sound > [verb (intransitive)] > rushing sibilant sound > swish whish1565 whush1581 swish1756 whoosh1856 swoosh1867 hish1893 shush1975 1856 C. Dickens Let. 13 July (1995) VIII. 162 The boys..whooshing, and crying, (after Tigerish Cat No. 2) ‘French! Here she comes!’ 1909 H. G. Wells Tono-Bungay (U.K. ed.) ii. ii. 163 Make it all slick, and then make it woosh. 1917 Blackwood's Mag. July 47/2 Huge projectiles whooshed noisily through the air. 1922 D. H. Lawrence Aaron's Rod (N.Y. ed.) xxi. 306 You want to whoosh off in a nice little love-whoosh and lose yourself. 1966 I. Jefferies House-surgeon viii. 156 The blood was wooshing in and Bernard nodded. 2. transitive. To cause to move rapidly with a rushing sound. Also figurative. Const. up, to enliven. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > excitement > pleasurable excitement > affect with pleasurable excitement [verb (transitive)] > make piquantly exciting farcea1340 seasonc1520 spice1529 sauce?1534 salt1576 savour1578 cantharidize1812 whoosh1909 zap1979 the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swift movement in specific manner > move or cause to move swiftly in specific manner [verb (transitive)] > cause to move swiftly with sound whoosh1909 1909 H. G. Wells Tono-Bungay (U.K. ed.) ii. ii. 162 A Real Live Thing! Wooshing it up! Making it buzz and spin! 1920 D. H. Lawrence Touch & Go 7 A system of vacuum tubes for whooshing Bradburys about from one to the other. 1956 W. Sansom Loving Eye 102 Cars wooshed water-spray on the wet macadam. 1968 B. Hines Kestrel for Knave 27 He whooshed the curtains open and switched the light off. 1971 Sunday Express () 28 Mar. (Home Jrnl.) 2/2 (advt.) Removable Fibre-fill padlets whoosh you into high young curves, naturally. 1982 Nature 13 May 91/1 Chrétien will be the first Western astronaut to be whooshed into space by a Soviet rocket. Derivatives whoosh n. a sound of this nature (also reduplicated); also, an exclamation ‘whoosh!’; a movement accompanied by a rushing sound; a gushing or ‘whooshing’ style. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > [noun] > swishing or swooshing swish1820 swish, swish1833 swishing1860 whoosh1880 swoosh1885 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > sibilant sound > [noun] > rushing sibilant sound > swish whish1808 swish1820 swish, swish1833 swishing1860 whoosh1880 swoosh1885 wheep1891 hish1893 whooshing1976 1880 ‘M. Twain’ Tramp Abroad xx. 194 He fetched a prodigious ‘Whoosh!’ to relieve his lungs. 1906 ‘Q’ Mayor of Troy vii With a whoo-sh a rocket leapt into the air. 1909 H. G. Wells Tono-Bungay (U.K. ed.) iii. iv. 391 Once or twice before you've stepped in—with that sort of Woosh of yours. 1915 A. Quiller-Couch Nicky-Nan ix Whenever her brush intromitted its harsh whoosh-whoosh. 1934 H. G. Wells Exper. Autobiogr. i. i. 37 Just because of that constitutional apathy it will be characteristically free from individual Woosh. 1962 ‘R. Gordon’ Doctor in Swim i. 9 We sat for a moment listening to the woosh of the jets. 1976 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 8 Nov. 16/6 When I develop a mental picture of the person I'm affecting, my objectivity goes out the window in a woosh of sympathy. 1984 Listener 14 June 32/3 We may be used to the idea of pressing buttons on commercial synthesisers and summoning whooshes of space-age sound. Draft additions 1993 ˈwhooshing adj. and n. frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swift movement in specific manner > [noun] > with or as with sound whirra1400 whizzing1607 whizz1620 whizziness1839 whooshing1976 the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swift movement in specific manner > [adjective] > moving swiftly with or as with sound skirring1573 whizzing1589 zooming1904 whooshing1976 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > sibilant sound > [adjective] > making sibilant rushing sound whooshing1976 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > sibilant sound > [noun] > rushing sibilant sound > swish whish1808 swish1820 swish, swish1833 swishing1860 whoosh1880 swoosh1885 wheep1891 hish1893 whooshing1976 1976 Evening Standard 29 Dec. 13/2 The whooshing flares of blue and gold lit up the faces of a crowd on the grassy slopes of the Washington Monument. 1980 Musicians Only 26 Apr. 12 Flanger, a deep wooshing, sweeping sound caused by double tracking. 1986 Sunday Express Mag. 1 June 28/1 She came to the door to greet me with a great barking of dogs and whooshing of cats. 1991 Skiing (U.S.) Mar. 55/1 This same strong, active ‘whooshing’ out-breathing at the end of a turn can help in a lot of other challenging ski situations. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online December 2021). whooshint. Brit. /wʊʃ/, /wuːʃ/, /hwʊʃ/, /hwuːʃ/, U.S. /(h)wuʃ/, /(h)wʊʃ/ Forms: Also woosh. Etymology: < whoosh v. An exclamation evocative of or accompanying a sudden explosive rushing sound or movement. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sudden or violent sound > explosive sound > [interjection] > explosive emission of air poof1824 whoof1866 whoosh1899 1899 S. R. Crockett Kit Kennedy xxxvii. 261 The cravin' wad juist bank up like a water ahint a dam—and then—whoosh, awa' she gaed. 1909 H. G. Wells Tono-Bungay (U.K. ed.) ii. ii. 162 That's you, steady and long and piling-up,—then, wo-oo-oo-oo-osh. 1927 Blackwood's Mag. Apr. 488/1 John said, ‘Woosh! some armful. Look out for the eggs.’ 1936 ‘R. Hyde’ Check to your King 69 The Princess..shouts ‘Whoosh!’ 1949 D. Thomas Let. 13 Oct. in Sel. Lett. (1966) 328 Bills and demand notes, at me like badgers, whoosh! 1965 Family Circle Oct. 13/1 Plain lonesome? Whoosh, it's a friend. 1977 Sounds 9 July 19/2 Onstage we just go like, woosh! This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.1856int.1899
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