whiz

[ hwiz, wiz ]

/ ʰwɪz, wɪz /

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.

to cause to whiz.

to treat with a whizzer.

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.

Nearby words

1540–50; imitative; cf. fizz

whiz·zing·ly, adverb

“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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
Now it was gone, and now it ducked up again like a sea-mew, and past skerries and capes it whizzed like a dart.
Weird Tales from Northern Seas|Jonas Lie

I sat on the floor, with my feet on the step, and we whizzed back into Havre in great style.
Diary of a Nursing Sister on the Western Front, 1914-1915|Anonymous
But the hydroplane, ploughing through the cold waves, whizzed toward the yacht, as he climbed out to the small flat stern.
The Voice on the Wire|Eustace Hale Ball
He dodged a vicious right which whizzed up at his chin out of the breaking clinch, and rushed.
The Adventures of Sally|P. G. Wodehouse
Off they went to the station and then into New York they whizzed by train.
Christopher and the Clockmakers|Sara Ware Bassett