Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb whish

2 senses of whish

Sense 1
whish -- (make a sibilant sound)
       => sound, go -- (make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'")

Sense 2
whish -- (move with a whishing sound; "The car whished past her")
       => travel, go, move, locomote -- (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast")

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