whish

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of WHISH

to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound <seemingly out of nowhere, a baseball whished past my head>

Synonyms bumble, burr, buzz, drone, hum, whish, whiz (or whizz), zip, zoom

Related Words chirr, churr; thrum; fizz, hiss, murmur, purr, rustle, sigh, sizzle, swish, whisper; coo, curr; wheeze, whistle, whoosh

to make a sound like that of stretching out the speech sound \s\ <the match whished as it burst into flame>

Synonyms fizz, fizzle, sizzle, swish, whish, whiz (or whizz)

Related Words swoosh, wheeze, whistle, whoosh, zip; bubble, effervesce; buzz, drone, hum

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