swooshes

Makes rushing sounds

Swooshes is the plural of swoosh—a rushing or rustling sound, or a sweeping movement that produces one: The swooshes of passing cars kept her awake.

As a verb form, swooshes describes making that sound or motion: Her skirt swooshes when she walks.

The word is onomatopoeic, imitating the sound itself.

motion

glide

Move with effortless continuity

  • sweepBrush clean with broom
  • swishSoft rushing sound
  • skimPass over lightly

dart · whisk · zoom · soar · fly · dash · race · hurtle · flit · slide

sound

swish

Soft rushing sound

  • whirContinuous humming sound
  • rushQuick sudden movement
  • hissSharp sibilant sound

whistle · flutter · rustle · fizz · whisper · sibilance · hum · whiff · gust · breeze

Categories
Opposites
sound quality

swooshesthuds

Dull impact sounds

crashes · bangs · clanks · thumps · clatters

movement type

swooshesthuds

Dull impact sounds

crashes · stumbles · lurches · plods · clomps

Phrases
Family

swoosh, swooshed, swooshing, swooshy

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