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whoosh
noun
verb
The noise produced by the sudden rush of a fluid (a gas or liquid)
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ʍʊʃ
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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”
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He whooshed the doors open
Oil whooshed up when the drill hit the well
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