whiz
1 Americanverb (used without object)
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to make a humming, buzzing, or hissing sound, as an object passing swiftly through the air.
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to move or rush with such a sound.
The angry hornets whizzed by in a cloud.
noun
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Informal. a person who is quite good at a particular activity, in a certain field, etc..
She's a whiz at math.
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the sound of a whizzing object.
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a swift movement producing such a sound.
noun
Other Word Forms
- whizzingly adverb
Etymology
Origin of whiz1
1540–50; imitative; fizz
Origin of whiz2
By shortening
Example Sentences
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Just understand that earning an AI certificate doesn’t make companies see you as a whiz any more than completing a brief workout program makes you look like The Rock.
A tawny motorcycle whizzes by and suddenly stops.
From Literature
The car behind us swerves and honks its horn in a long, angry blast as it whizzes by.
From Literature
“The History of Concrete” is about the history of concrete — he’s not kidding about that — but as ever, his expedition whizzes the audience from one unexpected pit stop to another.
From Los Angeles Times
That is part of the lifeblood of the state’s culture, cuisine, commerce and sense of possibility, and those students are now our teachers, nurses, physicians, engineers, entrepreneurs and tech whizzes.
From Los Angeles Times
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