swooshed

Rushed by audibly

Swooshed is the past tense of swoosh, meaning to move with or make a rushing, swirling sound: The car swooshed past us on the wet road.

The word is onomatopoeic, imitating the sound itself.

Things that swoosh typically move swiftly through air or water: Her gown swooshed as she descended the staircase.

motion

glide

Move with effortless continuity

sail · flutter · zip · flit · twirl · billow · flap · wave · rustle · swirl

speed

swift

Moving with speed

  • rapidMoving with haste
  • quickMoving with speed
  • fastSpeedy, or skip eating

blur · flash · instant · zoom · whip · zip · streak · hurtle · race · bolt

fluidity

flow

Unbroken forward movement

  • streamSteady continuous flow
  • rippleMinor surface disturbance
  • glideMove with effortless continuity

cascade · pour · surge · swirl · undulate · gush · rush · ribbon · arc · curve

basketball

net

Final amount remaining

rim · hoops · bucket · shooter · arc · release · follow-through · splash · drained

branding

Nike

Triumph personified

iconic · sportswear · sneakers · athletic · branded · apparel · endorsement · slogan · marketing

Opposites
sound production

swooshedtiptoed

Walked on foot-ends quietly

crept · snuck · stole · padded · slipped

movement quality

swooshedstood still

Ceased all movement

crept · crawled · inched · plodded · trudged

Phrases
Family

swoosh, swooshes, swooshing, swooshy

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G