whizz

whiz

/ (wɪz) /

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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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How to use whizz in a sentence

They had a six-roomed house (not counting kitching and sculry), and now twelve daughters in all; whizz.
Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush|William Makepeace Thackeray
He went down it, not with a whizz as a falling stone, but slowly as a man might sink in water.
Yorkshire Oddities, Incidents and Strange Events|S. Baring-Gould
I notice theres a eap of wire all round it, said Pug, and bobbed his head down hastily at the whizz of a couple of bullets.
Grapes of wrath|Boyd Cable
Now came the real pull, for the two winners were to try off; and as the last gun sounded, Clatter, whizz!
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2 No 4, October, 1862|Various

The worst of all is the whizz-bang, because it doesn't give you a chance—it pounces and is on you the same moment that it bangs.
Carry On|Coningsby Dawson