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

At one of China’s biggest ports, shipping containers whiz about on self-driving trucks with virtually no workers in sight, while the port’s scheduling is run by AI.

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I’m not a financial whiz kid, but investors are trying to bring the price down so they can buy as much as possible, trying to scare the weaker hands.

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I’m not a financial whiz kid, but investors trying to bring the price down so they can buy as much as possible, trying to scare the weaker hands.

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Soon he was an absolute whiz at it.

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Cecily had always been a whiz at languages; no doubt she could say “happy birthday” in at least four or five, although Penelope would have settled for one.

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Related Words

• flit 
• hurtle 
• whir 
• whoosh