swoosh

verb
/ˈswʊʃ/UK/ˈswʉʃ/

Etymology

From imitation of the sound.

Definitions

  1. To move with a rushing or swirling sound

    • The fishing rod swooshed through the air.
    • skiers swooshing through the snow
  2. A swooshing movement or sound

    • "What the hell is a swoosh?" the McDonald's rep asked. "You know — a swoosh. Like when you go fast. 'Swoosh!'"
  3. A pattern or logo suggesting a swooshing movement.

    • Even TV announcers at the last Winter Olympics were spotted with a swoosh on their jackets.
    • lf, on the other hand, you're one of the thousands of graphic designers whose education was based primarily in the art department; almost all of your clients have MBAs and neutral blue swoosh logos […]
    • Create various patterns and swooshes in the wet gesso with the old credit card or any other texture tool you choose.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for swoosh. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA