whoosh

(Engels)

Noun

1. A breathy sound like that of an object passing at high speed.
2. (Multicultural-London-English, slang) A homicide by shooting.
3. (Multicultural-London-English, slang) A gun.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To make a breathy sound like a whoosh.
2. (ambitransitive) To pass by quickly.
3. (ambitransitive, figuratively, intransitive) To pass by quickly.
4. (transitive) To cause to pass quickly.
5. (Multicultural-London-English, slang, transitive) To kill by gun, to shoot.

Intj

1. Imitates anything passing by quickly and more or less close.
2. (sarcastic) Indicating that somebody has missed the point (i.e. it went over their head).

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ʍʊʃ/

Etimologie (Engels)

Of imitative origin.

Sinonieme

woosh

hiss

swoosh

shaving

spritz

bounce

swish

whish

whiz

surge

burst

dart

🎯

Vertalings

gesis

gesuis

geruis

sifflement

sfrecciare

ruisen

إزّ

sissen

zischen

siffler

vrombissement