whoosh

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  1. noun A sibilant sound: the whoosh of the high-speed elevator.
  2. noun A swift movement or flow; a rush or spurt.
  3. intransitive verb To make a soft sibilant sound.
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  • Snowflakes did their little dance of death into the relentless whoosh-whoosh of the windshield wipers. —  ABC Amber LIT Converter
  • The flames came up about him with an audible whoosh, and black smoke billowed forth. —  F ;SF; - vol 086 issue 02 - February 1994
  • The flames came up about her with an audible whoosh, and black smoke billowed forth. —  F ;SF; - vol 086 issue 02 - February 1994
  • Then the Tube arrives in a silvery whoosh, and we board the same carriage, and sit ten seats apart. —  EQMM,September-October2007
  • The building went up with a great whoosh, and red glare lit up the dark sky for miles around. —  081 - Hex
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