whiz

¹ American  

[hwiz, wiz] / ʰwɪz, wɪz /

Or whizz

verb (used without object)

whizzed, whizzing

1. to make a humming, buzzing, or hissing sound, as an object passing swiftly through the air.

2. to move or rush with such a sound.

   The angry hornets whizzed by in a cloud.

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verb (used with object)

whizzed, whizzing

1. to cause to whiz.

2. to treat with a whizzer.

noun

1. Informal. a person who is quite good at a particular activity, in a certain field, etc..

   She's a whiz at math.

2. the sound of a whizzing object.

3. a swift movement producing such a sound.

whiz ² American  

[hwiz, wiz] / ʰwɪz, wɪz /

noun

1. wizard.

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Other Word Forms

• whizzingly adverb

Etymology

Origin of whiz¹

1540–50; imitative; fizz

Origin of whiz²

By shortening

Example Sentences

That is part of the lifeblood of the state’s culture, cuisine, commerce and sense of possibility, and those students are now our teachers, nurses, physicians, engineers, entrepreneurs and tech whizzes.

From Los Angeles Times

Another competitor was a tech whiz who packed his plywood trimaran with electronic gizmos.

From The Wall Street Journal

Political nous is the most important box to tick, Toms said, because CEO Elhedery—previously the bank’s chief financial officer—is seen more as a numbers whiz.

From The Wall Street Journal

At one of China’s biggest ports, shipping containers whiz about on self-driving trucks with virtually no workers in sight, while the port’s scheduling is run by AI.

From The Wall Street Journal

I’m not a financial whiz kid, but investors are trying to bring the price down so they can buy as much as possible, trying to scare the weaker hands.

From MarketWatch

Related Words

• flit
• hurtle
• whir
• whoosh