Definition of "whoosh" in English

noun

1. A breathy sound like that of an object passing at high speed.

2. (MLE, slang) A homicide by shooting.

3. (MLE, slang) A gun.

verb

1. (intransitive) To make a breathy sound like a whoosh.

2. (ambitransitive) To pass by quickly.

3. (transitive) To cause to pass quickly.

4. (transitive, MLE, slang) To kill by gun, to shoot.

interjection

1. Imitates anything passing by quickly and more or less close.

2. (sarcastic) Indicating that somebody has missed the point (i.e. it went over their head).