A sound like something moving very quickly through the air, or to move with that sound.
Onomatopoeia created in the 1800s to imitate the sound of air being displaced rapidly; the exact sound inspired the spelling directly.
Whoosh is pure onomatopoeia—the word literally sounds like what it describes, and it's so effective that comic books and sound designers still use it today to show speed and action.
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