- a loud, rushing noise, as of air or water: a great whoosh as the door opened.
- to move swiftly with a gushing or hissing noise: gusts of wind whooshing through the trees.
- to move (an object, a person, etc.) with a whooshing motion or sound: The storm whooshed the waves over the road.
- a hissing or rushing sound
- a rush of emotion
- to make or move with a hissing or rushing sound