whiz
verb (used without object)
to make a humming, buzzing, or hissing sound, as an object passing swiftly through the air.
had whizzed
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past perfectof whiz.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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At the Encores performance, I caught some jokes that had whizzed past me before.
From New York Times ● Jul. 12, 2018
He had thought the nail had whizzed by his head.
From Chicago Tribune ● Jan. 20, 2012
After The Tatling had whizzed past the post, five lengths ahead of the pack, there was no shortage of people prepared to pay the required £15,000.
From The Guardian ● May 15, 2010
Assad could then claim that the Israeli planes had whizzed over Syria too rapidly to intercept.
From Time Magazine Archive
Meanwhile, Burr, who did not know about the pledge, did know that a projectile from Hamilton’s gun had whizzed past him and crashed into the tree to his rear.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
