whizz

whiz

/ (wɪz) /

verb whizzes, whizzing or whizzed

to make or cause to make a loud humming or buzzing sound

to move or cause to move with such a sound

(intr) informal to move or go rapidly

noun

a loud humming or buzzing sound

informal a person who is extremely skilful at some activity

a slang word for amphetamine

take a whizz US informal to urinate

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Word Origin for whizz

C16: of imitative origin

Words nearby whizz

Whitworth screw thread, whity, whiz, whiz-bang, whiz kid, whizz, whizz-bang, whizzer, whizz kid, whizzo, whizzy

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With a whizz and a buzz the auto darted across the store, bringing up with a bang against the low part of the opposite counter.
Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Keeping Store|Laura Lee Hope
Ralph turned The Whizz into a rear entrance, used only by delivery autos, and in that way reached the garage.
Bobs, a Girl Detective|Grace May North
But one night, when the bird was singing its best by the emperor's bedside, something inside the toy went 'whizz.'
Edmund Dulac's Picture-Book for the French Red Cross|Edmund Dulac
Is it roused by the little messengers of death that whizz invisibly by?
"Contemptible"|"Casualty"

There was a whizz as the rubber tires struck the wooden planking of the bridge.
The Motor Boys|Clarence Young

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