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whooshed

/wuʃt/ /hwuʃt/

Meanings
verb
To make a breathy sound like a whoosh.

Examples :

"The train whooshed past the station, creating a strong gust of wind. "
sound action

Related Words

Illustration wind

wind noun

/ˈwaɪnd/ /waɪnd/

Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.

"The strong wind made it difficult to walk to school today. "

Illustration train

train noun

/tɹeɪn/

Elongated portion.

"The train of the child's toy rocket was very long. "

Illustration creating

creating verb

/kɹiːˈeɪtɪŋ/

To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:)

"You can create the color orange by mixing yellow and red."

Illustration make

make noun

/meɪk/

Brand or kind; model.

"What make of car do you drive?"

Illustration breathy

breathy adjective

/ˈbɹɛθi/

Accompanied by audible breathing.

"After running up the stairs, she spoke in a breathy voice. "

Illustration whoosh

whoosh noun

/wuːʃ/

A breathy sound like that of an object passing at high speed.

""I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by." —Douglas Adams"

Illustration gust

gust noun

/ɡʌst/

A strong, abrupt rush of wind.

"A sudden gust of wind blew the papers off the teacher's desk. "

Illustration strong

strong adjective

/stɹɑŋ/ /stɹɒŋ/ /stɹɔŋ/

Capable of producing great physical force.

"a big strong man; Jake was tall and strong"

Illustration station

station noun

/ˈsteɪʃən/

A stopping place.

"The train station was crowded with people waiting for their trains. "

Illustration like

like noun

/laɪk/

(usually in the plural) Something that a person likes (prefers).

"Tell me your likes and dislikes."

Illustration sound

sound adjective

/saʊnd/

Healthy.

"He was safe and sound."

Illustration past

past verb

/pɑːst/ /pæst/

To change place.

"The family dog past the park on the way home from the store. "