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Meaning of Whoosh | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
ʍʊʃ

Definitions

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

Equivalents

العربية إزّ
Bosanski suša
Deutsch Rauschen
Español chuflar silbar zumbar
Suomi humahdus humahtaa humina humista pihaus suhahdus viuhina viuhke
Français sifflement
Hrvatski suša
Bahasa Indonesia wus
日本語 砉
Nederlands geruis gesis gesuis
Српски suša
Svenska susa

Examples

“The snow burst through the trees with no warning but a last-second whoosh of sound, a two-story wall of white and Chris Rudolph’s piercing cry: “Avalanche! Elyse!””

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

whooshing whoost Whoota whooty Whop Whopper

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