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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.

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.

Other Word Forms

Etymology

Origin of whiz1

1540–50; imitative; cf. fizz

Origin of whiz2

By shortening

Example Sentences

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Eventually, federal prosecutors caught on, and Bloom was nicknamed the “Wall Street Whiz Kid” by New York tabloids after pleading guilty to mail and securities fraud in 1988.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2023

Il Bellator finished 3 3/4 lengths ahead of Slew’s Tiz Whiz.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 13, 2023

Defending champion Slew’s Tiz Whiz was listed as the race favorite at 9-5 on the morning line.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 11, 2023

She added a wistful, instrumental version of the Whiz Khalifa song “See You Again” and put it out to her TikTok followers.

From New York Times • Jan. 28, 2023

“I was on the Whiz Kids team last year,” she told me.

From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper

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