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- noun Plural form of
whoosh . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
whoosh .
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Examples
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"Flashback Liz Lemon," to whom the camera whooshes, is played by Saturday Night Live vet Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
Top Moments: Pairs of Aces on Amazing Race, 30 Rock and The View 2010
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I had been seeing quick 'whooshes' for a few years.
nightnurse Diary Entry nightnurse 2009
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I had been seeing quick 'whooshes' for a few years.
nightnurse Diary Entry nightnurse 2009
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The large air release valve quickly and easily "whooshes" the air out.
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Woolsey gets in his Volt, soundlessly starts it up and whooshes away.
Gene and the Machine: The shocking truth about the electric Volt Gene Weingarten 2011
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The Roman candles and Catherine wheels were to be saved for the game itself, an affair of whooshes and starbursts in which Manchester City beat Arsenal by the only goal, thus putting their recent troubles firmly behind them.
Manchester City grind any doubts about their resolve into the dust | Richard Williams 2011
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Victoria Bergsman Peter Bjorn And John's Young Folks guests on Korallreven's As Young As Yesterday: all happy/sad vocals, skittering beats, and synth whooshes to ease us into autumn.
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Then suddenly a Bell Jet helicopter whooshes up the canyon.
Richard Bangs: Following Brad and Angelina to Namibia, Part III Richard Bangs 2011
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Another giggle as Ollie whooshes away, a wake of frigid air and flashing lightbulbs trailing behind.
Soul Trapper F. J. Lennon 2011
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An energy whooshes by me, the hair on my arms and neck stand up, and I hear his ghostly voice whisper, “Okey-dokey.”
Soul Trapper F. J. Lennon 2011
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