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  • noun Plural form of swoosh.
  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of swoosh.

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Examples

  • He cleverly forms each part of the face from different parts of the shoes, including toes for headdresses, open heels for mouths and Nike "swooshes" for eyes.

    The Washington Times stories: Latest Headlines 2009

  • There are plenty of cars, little mass transit support, you wish there were swooshes.

    Why We Elected Mike O’Brien « PubliCola 2010

  • Use them for graphic swooshes of colour and experiment with rainbows.

    The beauty bible Eva Wiseman 2010

  • Also on the dresser was one of Danny's old toys, a yellow plastic rocket ship he'd played with as a little boy, making the takeoff and landing sounds himself, filling their living room with the sound of swooshes, explosions, and engine fire.

    The Rotation of the Earth David Oppegaard 2011

  • But these things obviously run deep and, looking again at that compellingly sensible squad of players, dusting off the freshly crayoned swooshes and exclamation marks, it has all started to look oddly familiar.

    Five-pint all-day bloatathon will never be England's cup of tea | Barney Ronay 2011

  • Also, its swirls and swooshes make it ideal for calligraphy.

    The curious land of the ampersand 2009

  • Over the course of its own special Christmas Day, Sky Sports News seethes and throbs across your screen, its various tickers and swooshes augmented by an exploding DEADLINE DAY graphic that lurches out like a set of monogrammed knuckle-dusters crunching your nose flat every five minutes.

    Transfer deadline day's hype is over, long live the quavering hype | Barney Ronay 2011

  • The latter performed before what looked like a communications center pulled from a '50s sci-fi flick, while downstage a guitarist, accordionist and trumpeter who doubled on tuba played against electronic swooshes and percussion.

    Bringing Balance Back to Bonnaroo 2010

  • The lantern is rubbed, out swooshes the genie, and wish fulfillments rain down.

    Magic and Mayhem Derek Leebaert 2010

  • She wears a sleeveless peach shirt and a matching skirt made of a light, shimmery material that falls to her ankles and swooshes around her legs as she glides to the front of the room.

    Ruby’s Slippers Tricia Rayburn 2010

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