whiz
verb (used without object)
to make a humming, buzzing, or hissing sound, as an object passing swiftly through the air.
whizzed
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past participleof whiz.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof whiz.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
whizverb (used without object)to make a humming, buzzing, or hissing sound, as an object passing swiftly through the air.
Example Sentences
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Someone got a haircut as cars whizzed past.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2026
We made it to the top, whizzed down the other side, passed the test—and passed it again and again, all the way across the country, through the agonizingly steep hills of western Maine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2025
There, people whizzed by while holding the horn.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2024
That same year, feeling restless, he whizzed off to Washington to work for Mr. Kissinger in the State Department.
From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2024
A ball whizzed past, inches in front of his nose.
From "Mystery Map (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #3)" by Franklin W. Dixon
