whiz
1or whizz
[hwiz, wiz]
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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Origin of whiz
11540–50; imitative; cf. fizz
whiz
2[hwiz, wiz]
noun
Origin of whiz
2by shortening
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for whiz
Contemporary Examples of whiz
Significantly, Ruthie was also a whiz at math—a subject in which Bernie was notably deficient.
Historical Examples of whiz
Then wielding the sword aloft, he made it whiz past Mr. Landor's neck.
In the Forbidden LandArnold Henry Savage Landor
A flash—a report—and the whiz of a bullet told him that he was observed.
Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The TurksBracebridge Hemyng
He was about to go on to say that he wondered if he would be caught at all, when—whiz!
Zodiac TownNancy Byrd Turner
The other ferry-boats have a comical appearance as they whirl and whiz past us.
They had not gone many hundred yards before I heard the whiz of a bullet.
Adventures in Many LandsVarious
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper