英語語法: "wheesh" of water 意思

Source： Zhihu

（prepared by： alexcwlin； edited by： Adam Lam）

Question

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What is the meaning of “a wheesh of water”

I referred to the internet and found nothing

It‘s from a famous British children’s series

alexcwlin comments:

Yes， I know。 It‘s Thomas the Tank Engine。 It was Adam’s favorite。 The characters come in toys， books and videos。

It‘s not a proper English word。

I double-checked with Adam。

It’s called “onomatopoeia”， the process of making up words using sound effects， like “hiss”， “boom”， “zoom”。

Here “wheesh” likely means “a gush” of water going out with speed and in abundance。

It‘s pronounced as “we。。e。。e。。sh” with emphasis on the sound of it。

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