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
RELATED WORDS
flit, whir, hurtle, whoosh, fly, whirl, swish, zip, bullet, hum, buzz, dart, race, hiss, hurry, speed, whisk
Nearby words
- whittret,
- whittuesday,
- whitworth,
- whitworth screw thread,
- whity,
- whiz kid,
- whiz-bang,
- whiz-kid,
- whizbang,
- whizz
Origin of whiz
11540–50; imitative; cf. fizz
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for whizzed
whiz
"clever person," 1914, probably a special use of whiz "something remarkable" (1908), an extended sense of whizz; or perhaps a shortened form of wizard. Noun phrase whiz kid is from 1930s, a take-off on a radio show's quiz kid.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper