# whooshing

Pronunciation: say "WUUSH-ing" /ˈwʊʃɪŋ/

## Noun

1. A rushing sound, or a rapid sweeping motion, produced by something moving quickly through air or water.
   - Simple: A soft rushing sound made by something moving quickly through the air.
   - _The whooshing of the rollercoaster cars echoed across the park._
   - _A sudden whooshing of flame burst from the open furnace door._

## Verb

2. Present participle and gerund of whoosh. — present participle and gerund of whoosh
   - Simple: Present participle of whoosh. Use this -ing form after words like is, was, or were.
   - _Cars kept whooshing by on the wet highway._
   - _The rocket lifted off with a great whooshing of flame and smoke._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/whooshing (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).