In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
WHOOSH
swoosh, whoosh
(noun) the noise produced by the sudden rush of a fluid (a gas or liquid)
whoosh
(verb) gush or squirt out; “Oil whooshed up when the drill hit the well”
hiss, whoosh
(verb) move with a whooshing sound
woosh, whoosh
(verb) move with a sibilant sound; “He whooshed the doors open”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
whoosh (plural whooshes)
A breathy sound like that of an object passing at high speed.
• "I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by." —Douglas Adams
Verb
whoosh (third-person singular simple present whooshes, present participle whooshing, simple past and past participle whooshed)
To make a breathy sound like a whoosh.
Interjection
whoosh
(sarcastic) Indicating that somebody has missed the point (i.e. it went over their head).
Source: Wiktionary
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