swoosh
verb /swuːʃ/
/swuːʃ/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they swoosh | /swuːʃ/ /swuːʃ/ |
| he / she / it swooshes | /ˈswuːʃɪz/ /ˈswuːʃɪz/ |
| past simple swooshed | /swuːʃt/ /swuːʃt/ |
| past participle swooshed | /swuːʃt/ /swuːʃt/ |
| -ing form swooshing | /ˈswuːʃɪŋ/ /ˈswuːʃɪŋ/ |
- + adv./prep. to move quickly through the air in a way that makes a sound
- Cars and trucks swooshed past.
Word Originmid 19th cent.: imitative.