as in pouring
to flow out in great quantities or with force
water swooshed powerfully from the fire hose
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Recent Examples of swooshing
Dollop whipped cream over panna cotta and spread, swooshing decoratively as desired.
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Jesse Szewczyk,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
Somehow, two sequels have materialized to update the swooshing neon visuals and cartoony renditions of a virtual world.
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David Sims,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2025
And for those hoping to spend some time swooshing down the slopes of the Rocky Mountains, a $20 million penthouse at Utah‘s uber-luxe Montage Deer Valley may be just the ticket.
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Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
3 Oct. 2025
Jesse Szewczyk,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
Somehow, two sequels have materialized to update the swooshing neon visuals and cartoony renditions of a virtual world.
—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2025
And for those hoping to spend some time swooshing down the slopes of the Rocky Mountains, a $20 million penthouse at Utah‘s uber-luxe Montage Deer Valley may be just the ticket.
—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swooshing
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According to the department, adults nearby extinguished the flames by pouring water on the children until paramedics arrived.
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This includes pouring over hundreds of pages of documents and conducting on-site visits to see the situation on the ground.
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On the streets of Paris, editors and buyers have been rushing between shows fan-in-hand, from high-tech cooling devices to tried-and-true paper fans.
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Hike in pristine wilderness, go for a dip in Lake Siskiyou or Castle Lake, or get on a rushing river with a local outfitter.
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Bang My Box premiered on HBO on June 30, and is now streaming on HBO Max.
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The United States of Asian+America is now streaming on YouTube.
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“Swooshing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swooshing. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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