definitions

whiz

1

or whizz

[ hwiz, wiz ]
/ ʰwɪz, wɪz /
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verb (used without object), whizzed, whiz·zing.

to make a humming, buzzing, or hissing sound, as an object passing swiftly through the air.
to move or rush with such a sound: The angry hornets whizzed by in a cloud.

verb (used with object), whizzed, whiz·zing.

to cause to whiz.
to treat with a whizzer.

noun

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RELATED WORDS

genius, prodigy, flit, whir, hurtle, whoosh, star, expert, pro, virtuoso, adept, professional, marvel, wonder, fly, whirl, swish, zip, bullet, hum

Nearby words

whittret, whittuesday, whitworth, whitworth screw thread, whity, whiz, whiz kid, whiz-bang, whiz-kid, whizbang, whizz

Origin of whiz

1
1540–50; imitative; cf. fizz
Related formswhiz·zing·ly, adverb

Definition for whiz (2 of 2)

whiz

2
[ hwiz, wiz ]
/ ʰwɪz, wɪz /

noun

wizard(def 3).

Origin of whiz

2
by shortening
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

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Word Origin and History for whiz

whiz

n.

"clever person," 1914, probably a special use of whiz "something remarkable" (1908), an extended sense of whizz; or perhaps a shortened form of wizard. Noun phrase whiz kid is from 1930s, a take-off on a radio show's quiz kid.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper