whooshing
Air moving fast
Whooshing describes the sound or motion of something moving swiftly through air or water—a rushing, sweeping noise: the whooshing of cars on the wet highway, wind whooshing through the trees.
As a noun, it names that sound: I heard a whooshing overhead.
The word is onomatopoeic, imitating what it describes.
Soft rushing sound
- whirContinuous humming sound
- rushQuick sudden movement
- whistleShrill air-blown sounder
- hissSharp sibilant sound
roar · whiz · buzz · drone · hum · rustle · sibilance · murmur
Speedy, or skip eating
racing · hurtling · streaking · blitzing · zipping · zooming · blazing · rocketing
swish
Soft rushing sound
hiss · roar · whiz · buzz · drone · hum · rustle · sibilance · murmur · fizz
fast
Speedy, or skip eating
speedy · racing · hurtling · streaking · blitzing · zipping · zooming · blazing · rocketing · tearing
gust
Brief wind surge
gale · blow · squall · airflow · cyclone · whirlwind · tempest · updraft · downdraft · jetstream
sweep
Brush clean with broom
streak · fly · zoom · dart · flash · whirl · rush · blur · shoot · skim
- wind actionblowing, gusting, howling, whistling, whipping
- ear symptomsearache, ear pain, tinnitus, hearing loss, ear discharge
- amusement park soundsscreams, laughter, music, bells, carnival barker
- machine soundshumming, buzzing, whirring, clanking, grinding
- sound qualitiesloudness, pitch, tone, faintness, clarity
- sleighingsleigh, sled, toboggan, bobsled, dogsled