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Whooshing is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Whooshing | Whoosh | Whooshed

Whooshing meaning

present participle and gerund of whoosh

Using Whooshing

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of whoosh
  • In the example corpus, whooshing often appears in combinations such as: whooshing sound, whooshing through.

Context around Whooshing

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 5 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

goes 1× rockets 1× air 1× approaching 1× same 1× broom 1× rhythmic 1×

Often after:

sound 4× past 1× waves 1× fall 1×

Sentence patterns with Whooshing

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a broom whooshing by a 1× a rhythmic whooshing sound caused 1× an approaching whooshing sound over 1× gulls and whooshing waves 1× just goes whooshing past 1× made a whooshing sound as 1× of air whooshing through their 1× outgoing rockets whooshing through the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a few groups 1× and it plays 1× for a few 1× if a visual 1× like my journalistic 1× ra and whoever 1×

Common sentence endings:

and whooshing waves 1× around her mother 1× arteries and veins 1× early morning barrage 1× emphasize the death 1× goes whooshing past 1×

Words around Whooshing

Just before it in the word index:

whooshed 5 whoosh 10 whoops 16 whooping 111 whoopin 2 whoopie 13

Just after it in the word index:

whop 2 whopper 59 whoppers 12 whopping 653 whoppingly 2 whore 53

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadi 14 aayush 14 abbottabad 14 aberdonian 14 abhi 14 aborting 14

Corpus analysis for Whooshing

  • In this selection, "whooshing" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, goes, rockets, air, sound, past and waves stand out and add context to how "whooshing" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a broom whooshing by a and a rhythmic whooshing sound caused. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "whooshing" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with whooshing

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Like my journalistic deadlines, the time just goes whooshing past. (10 words)

RA and whoever smarted this must have heard the same whooshing sound overhead. (13 words)

The scientists worked out pregnant women's personal space by playing them an approaching 'whooshing' sound over two loudspeakers. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

While the plug-in hybrid isn't as zippy as the fully-electric Niro EV — which brings 201 horsepower and 188 pound-feet of torque to the party, delivering all its torque instantly — there's still more than enough to go whooshing around town without issues. (46 words)

The sound of outgoing rockets whooshing through the air could be heard in Gaza and sirens could be heard as far away as Tel Aviv, some 70 kilometers (40 miles) to the north, during the early morning barrage. (38 words)

For a few minutes at a time, kids and adults, some who’ve spent their life in wheelchairs and crutches, felt the freedom of air whooshing through their hair, as the buggies mudded through the field. (36 words)

Example sentences (11)

Like my journalistic deadlines, the time just goes whooshing past.

The sound of outgoing rockets whooshing through the air could be heard in Gaza and sirens could be heard as far away as Tel Aviv, some 70 kilometers (40 miles) to the north, during the early morning barrage.

While the plug-in hybrid isn't as zippy as the fully-electric Niro EV — which brings 201 horsepower and 188 pound-feet of torque to the party, delivering all its torque instantly — there's still more than enough to go whooshing around town without issues.

A few groups to his left, the girl made a whooshing sound as she ran in circles around her mother.

And it plays host to a number of resort towns which can make for a splendid few days within earshot of cawing gulls and whooshing waves.

For a few minutes at a time, kids and adults, some who’ve spent their life in wheelchairs and crutches, felt the freedom of air whooshing through their hair, as the buggies mudded through the field.

The scientists worked out pregnant women's personal space by playing them an approaching 'whooshing' sound over two loudspeakers.

RA and whoever smarted this must have heard the same whooshing sound overhead.

And then, as the victim falls over in slow motion, the sound editor may add the sound of a broom whooshing by a microphone, pitch-shifted down and time-expanded to further emphasize the death.

If a visual effects artist were to do something similar to the 'whooshing fall' example, it would probably look ridiculous or at least excessively melodramatic.

The resultant sign, audible via stethoscope, is a rhythmic, whooshing sound caused by excessively rapid blood flow through the arteries and veins.

Common combinations with whooshing

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "whooshing" in a sentence?
An example: "Like my journalistic deadlines, the time just goes whooshing past." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "whooshing" from authentic English texts.
What does "whooshing" mean?
Whooshing means: present participle and gerund of whoosh
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Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "whooshing", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.