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swoosh

/ˈswʊʃ/

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Northern Ireland/ˈswʉʃ/

swoosh verb: to move with a rushing or swirling sound.

Verb

swoosh (third-person singular simple present swooshes, present participle swooshing, simple past and past participle swooshed)

  1. To move with a rushing or swirling sound
    • The fishing rod swooshed through the air.
    • skiers swooshing through the snow

Noun

swoosh (plural swooshes)

  1. A swooshing movement or sound
    • "What the hell is a swoosh?" the McDonald's rep asked. "You know — a swoosh. Like when you go fast. 'Swoosh!'"2005, Frank Arricale, Obviously Not Clairvoyant, →ISBN, page 209
  2. A pattern or logo suggesting a swooshing movement.
    • Even TV announcers at the last Winter Olympics were spotted with a swoosh on their jackets.2000, Jack Trout, Steve Rivkin, The Power of Simplicity, →ISBN, page 147
    • lf, on the other hand, you're one of the thousands of graphic designers whose education was based primarily in the art department; almost all of your clients have MBAs and neutral blue swoosh logos […]2009, Jennifer Visocky O'Grady, Kenneth Visocky O'Grady, A Designer's Research Manual, page 7
  3. A presentation of a sauce, purée or other food item, which is placed in a dollop and smeared across the plate.
    Synonyms:
    smear

Synonyms of swoosh

Forms of swoosh

Verb
third-person singular presentswooshes
present participleswooshing
past participleswooshed
pastswooshed
Noun
pluralswooshes

Past tense of swoosh: swooshed

Origin of swoosh

From imitation of the sound.

Words formed from swoosh

Words that rhyme with swoosh

5 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about swoosh

What does swoosh mean?
Swoosh means to move with a rushing or swirling sound.
What part of speech is swoosh?
Swoosh can be a verb or a noun.
How do you pronounce swoosh?
Swoosh is pronounced /ˈswʊʃ/ (UK).
What is the past tense of swoosh?
The past tense of swoosh is swooshed.

Words near swoosh in the dictionary

  1. swoopy
  2. swoord
  3. swoorde
  4. swoose
  5. swooses
  6. swoosh
  7. swooshed
  8. swoosher
  9. swooshers
  10. swooshes
  11. swooshing

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