whooshed

Flew by fast

Whooshed is the past tense of whoosh, describing a rushing or swishing sound and movement.

Something whooshed when it passed swiftly with an audible rush of air: The train whooshed past the platform.

If something whooshed over your head, you missed the point entirely—the joke or reference flew by without registering.

air

gust

Brief wind surge

  • breezeLight, gentle air movement
  • draftPreliminary version of text
  • windAir current outdoors

blast · current · jet · stream · breath · exhale · vacuum · suction · turbulence · downdraft

sound

swish

Soft rushing sound

  • hissSharp sibilant sound
  • rushQuick sudden movement
  • whisperSpeech without full voice

roar · hum · whir · swoosh · sigh · murmur · breath · gust · rustle · whistle

motion

swoop

Rapid downward plunge

  • glideMove with effortless continuity
  • sailShip's wind-catching fabric
  • sweepBrush clean with broom

dart · zoom · whiz · fly · soar · skim · rush · streak · flash · blur

suddenness

flash

Brief burst of light

moment · split-second · heartbeat · glimpse · flicker · snap · startle · jolt · surprise · vanish

Opposites
speed of movement

whooshedcrept

Moved slowly, furtively

crawled · inched · plodded · trudged · shuffled

sound/manner of movement

whooshedtiptoed

Walked on foot-ends quietly

crept · sneaked · snuck · slipped · stole

fluidity of motion

whooshedstuttered

Spoke with involuntary repetitions

jerked · lurched · stumbled · staggered · faltered

Family

whoosh, whooshing, whooshes

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