whiz

or whizz

[hwiz, wiz]

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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

Informal. a person who is quite good at a particular activity, in a certain field, etc.: She's a whiz at math.
the sound of a whizzing object.
a swift movement producing such a sound.

Origin of whiz

1540–50; imitative; cf. fizz

Related formswhiz·zing·ly, adverb

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Related Words for whizzed

flit, whir, hurtle, whoosh, fly, whirl, swish, zip, bullet, hum, buzz, dart, race, hiss, hurry, speed, whisk

Examples from the Web for whizzed

Contemporary Examples of whizzed

“As I crossed the ABC newsroom, Diane Sawyer whizzed by carrying a thick stack of papers,” she writes.
10 Juicy Bits from Christine O’Donnell’s ‘Troublemaker’
David Sessions
August 12, 2011
Stuck on a stalled train last week, I sank into Security and the hours whizzed painlessly by.
Four Overlooked Books of 2009
Taylor Antrim
May 12, 2009
I whizzed into the cup, washed my hands, waited for my green light, and wished the officer a good afternoon.
First Day Out of Prison
John Forté
January 26, 2009

Historical Examples of whizzed

Then calling for a taxi-cab, he whizzed away to the Grand Central station.
The Trimming of Goosie
James Hopper
Lucky he was quick on the duck, for the glass just whizzed over the top of his head.
Shorty McCabe
Sewell Ford
I began to fire with my comrades, reckless of 113the bullets that whizzed about me.
The Cryptogram
William Murray Graydon
Suddenly they discharged several arrows upon Tonti and Membré, which whizzed by, fortunately, without hitting them.
The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago
John S. C. Abbott
I thought he recognised us as he whizzed along, and I guess he did, too.
The Silent Bullet
Arthur B. Reeve

Word Origin and History 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.