swoosh

«swoosh» in Mova's school dictionary: the soft rushing sound of something moving fast through… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a swoosh, swooshes); verb (swoosh, swooshes, swooshed, swooshing)

meaning for a pupil

1) A swoosh is the soft rushing sound of something moving fast through air or water. tree →

2) To swoosh is to move quickly with that sound. tree →

3) A swoosh is a curved tick-like shape or line, like a famous sports-shoe logo. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories and comics, «swoosh» is a sound word (onomatopoeia) for a cape, a sword, a ball, a slide or a fast car. In English lessons, pupils collect sound words like swoosh, splash and bang. Phrases: «with a swoosh», «swoosh past», «swoosh down».

examples

• The ball went into the net with a swoosh. tree →
• The superhero's cape swooshed as he flew. tree →
• We swooshed down the water slide. tree →
• Swoosh! The bird dived into the lake. tree →
• The skier swooshed past us. tree →
• The logo is a white swoosh. tree →
• I heard the swoosh of the automatic doors. tree →

note

Onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like what it means). Regular verb: «swooshed». Informal. Similar sound words: «whoosh», «swish».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «swoosh» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.