Thesaurus results for WHISHING

whishing

verb

present participle of whish

as in humming

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

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as in hissing

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

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But all of that said, with over 325 million global subscribers, Netflix remains well positioned to keep its core streaming business humming along nicely, albeit at a somewhat less rapid clip, according to MoffettNathanson analyst Robert Fishman.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 21 Oct. 2026
The offense has been humming with Williams under center, averaging 31 points per game in his three starts.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026

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In the first week of the COVID shutdown, Holmes packed her two hissing black cats, donned an N95 mask and flew to LAX.

— Meredith Maran, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
This step is what brought us here, to Ponysaurus, filling out the online notice to the tune of a hissing compressor that kept clean air moving through the brewing system.

— Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of hissing

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La Parguera’s main square is buzzing with souvenir shops, street vendors, and local bars that stay lively well into the night.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026
No wonder there are almost always flies buzzing around the depression, not to mention crunchy beetles and spiders that come to hunt the other invertebrates.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of buzzing

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Between zipping around to market appointments and fashion weeks, shooting new campaigns, and booking it across the world for interviews and events, the fashion set knows its way around a travel accessory.

— Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2026
There were Zoom sessions and musicians cutting strings in Italy before crushing them into a file and zipping them across an ocean.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2026

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Testosterone replacement therapy prescriptions are climbing fast, and the men on them are no longer whispering about it.

— Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 8 Oct. 2026
Social media companies are hesitant to allow promotion on their platforms, and Hollywood is whispering that the tech mogul’s power might keep the public from opportunities to see the film.

— Joel Mathis, TheWeek, 29 Sep. 2026

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