whiz
verb (used without object)
to make a humming, buzzing, or hissing sound, as an object passing swiftly through the air.
have whizzed
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present perfectof whiz.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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For the past few weeks, solar flares have been violently erupting from the sun, and a few of them have whizzed past Earth.
From Salon ● Apr. 27, 2022
I followed up on comments that might have whizzed by me before and lingered in conversational spaces that I would have once hurried past or detoured to avoid.
From New York Times ● Feb. 15, 2022
But if I had watched in my typical way—2/3 TV, 1/3 Twitter—it’s likely that some of those moments might have whizzed past me anyway, because, you know, I was reading Twitter, which amplifies the crazy.
From Slate ● Nov. 8, 2013
Through France's political revolving door, seven potential Premiers have whizzed in, whizzed out in the past six weeks.
From Time Magazine Archive
When they have whizzed their last, who cares for the tin relics outliving their detestable activities?
From Wings and the Child or, the Building of Magic Cities by E. (Edith) Nesbit
