whoosh
Example Sentences
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No iPhone glows disturbed the darkness, just snores and the thud of wheels, the occasional whoosh of a passing train tilting us to one side.
There are hazy effusions of brass; little thickets of rattling, shivering percussion; and whooshing, glistening strings that were a textural link to the Ives, as well as to Stravinsky’s “Petrushka,” which came after intermission.
From New York Times
The hypnotic movement and patterns of the whooshing waves and water force me into a borderline distracted, yet meditative, state, where I can curiously wonder about whatever’s on my mind.
From Los Angeles Times
We accelerated quickly, but it wasn’t perceptible — there was no whoosh like on a roller coaster or a jet taking off.
From Washington Post
They glimpsed them on a train platform overlooking the BMX course, atop an overpass with a view of the sport climbing wall, from the side of the road as the cycling race whooshed by.
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
