Whoosh

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

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!””

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