Swoosh

/swuʃ/ noun

Definition

A soft, smooth, rushing sound like something moving quickly through air or water.

Etymology

An onomatopoeia—a word that imitates the sound it describes. Created in English to represent the particular rushing sound of smooth, fast movement through air or water.

Kelly Says

Swoosh became famous as Nike's logo sound, but the word perfectly captures the physics of smooth motion. It's onomatopoeia at its best because saying 'swoosh' actually makes you feel the speed.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሰው
sew
ARالعربية
صوت
ṣawt
BNবাংলা
সুইশ
suish
CACatalà
swoosh
swosh
CSČeština
swoosh
swosh
DADansk
swoosh
swosh
DEDeutsch
Wisch
vish
ELΕλληνικά
σwoosh
swosh
ESEspañol
swoosh
swosh
FAفارسی
woosh
woosh
FISuomi
swoosh
swosh
FRFrançais
froufrou
fruːfruː
GUGU
સ્વિશ્
swish
HAHA
swoosh
swosh
HEעברית
שיוך
shuyok
HIहिन्दी
फ़ुसफुसाना
phusphusana
HUMagyar
swoosh
swosh
IDBahasa Indonesia
swoosh
swosh
IGIG
swoosh
swosh
ITItaliano
swoosh
swosh
JA日本語
スwoosh
suwōshu
KKKK
шwoosh
shwoosh
KMKM
ស្វាយ
svaay
KO한국어
sseuk
MRMR
स्विश्
swish
MSBahasa Melayu
swoosh
swosh
MYမြန်မာ
ဝှမ်း
whan
NLNederlands
swoosh
swosh
NONorsk
swoosh
swosh
PAPA
ਸਵਿਸ਼
swish
PLPolski
swoosh
swosh
PTPortuguês
swoosh
swosh
RORomână
swoosh
swosh
RUРусский
свист
sviist
SVSvenska
swoosh
swosh
SWKiswahili
swoosh
swosh
TAதமிழ்
சwoosh
swoosh
TEతెలుగు
సూష్
soossh
THไทย
เสียง
siang
TLTL
swoosh
swosh
TRTürkçe
hışırtı
hishirti
UKУкраїнська
свист
sviist
URاردو
سwoosh
swosh
VITiếng Việt
swoosh
swosh
YOYO
swoosh
swosh
ZH中文
呼啸
hū xiào
ZUZU
swoosh
swosh

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