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How to pronounce “whoosh”
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Pronunciation guide for whoosh
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of whoosh with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
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(Whoosh)
- Definition summary
- A breathy sound like that of an object passing at high speed.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce whoosh
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(Whoosh)
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “whoosh”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- A breathy sound like that of an object passing at high speed.
- (MLE, slang) A homicide by shooting.
- (MLE, slang) A gun.
- [Verb]
- (intransitive) To make a breathy sound like a whoosh.
- (ambitransitive) To pass by quickly.
- (transitive) To cause to pass quickly.
- (transitive, MLE, slang) To kill by gun, to shoot.
- [Interjection]
- Imitates anything passing by quickly and more or less close.
- (sarcastic) Indicating that somebody has missed the point (i.e. it went over their head).
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