whish

whish
I. verb Etymology: imitative Date: 1518 transitive verb to urge on or cause to move with a whish intransitive verb 1. to make a sibilant sound 2. to move with a whish especially at high speed <
an elevator…whishes down to the lower level — Natalie Cooper
>
II. noun Date: circa 1802 a rushing sound ; swish

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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