whiz

¹

Or whizz

[hwiz, wiz]

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.

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

[hwiz, wiz]

noun

1. wizard.

Other Word Forms

• whizzingly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of whiz¹

1540–50; imitative; fizz

Origin of whiz²

By shortening

Example Sentences

And yet, in an era where MLB organizations are increasingly run by Ivy League whiz kids and their armies of data wonks, Dombrowski continues to outsmart the rest.

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Engineering teams often remain in Europe, where salaries are lower and universities produce a steady stream of computer whizzes.

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Once in Kerala, the film whizzes through a checklist of things a layperson might associate with the tourist-favourite state - its famous backwaters, the ubiquitous coconut trees, toddy, elephants, and Onam, its most popular festival.

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In one scene, its whiz kid CEO grins from a billboard as “Prodigy is the future! Prodigy is forever!” repeats on a loop.

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He gazes out the window, tongue hanging out excitedly, as the spiky palm trees whiz by.

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Related Words

• flit 
• hurtle 
• whir 
• whoosh