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).

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ʍʊʃ/

Etymologie (Engels)

Of imitative origin.

Concepten

geruis

gesis

gesuis

ruisen

sissen

Synoniemen

woosh

hiss

swoosh

shaving

spritz

bounce

swish

whish

whiz

surge

burst

dart

🎯

Vertalingen

sifflement

إزّ

zischen

siffler

vrombissement

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