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
Origin of whiz
11540–50; imitative; cf. fizz
whiz
2[hwiz, wiz]
noun
Origin of whiz
2by shortening
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Related Words for whizzes
genius, prodigy, flit, whir, hurtle, whoosh, star, expert, pro, virtuoso, adept, professional, marvel, wonder, fly, whirl, swish, zip, bullet, humExamples from the Web for whizzes
Historical Examples of whizzes
She whizzes round the table like a cyclone and catches both his hands in hers.
Roads of DestinyO. Henry
He mistimes it; it grazes the edge of his bat, and whizzes off far to the right of Scaife, but the Demon has it.
The HillHorace Annesley Vachell
I confess that I cannot ride in a motor-car that whizzes past other motor-cars without an absurd and irrational vanity.
Windfalls(AKA Alpha of the Plough) Alfred George Gardiner
Women cab drivers are not very numerous, but every now and then one of them whizzes around a corner looking for a fare.
Germany in War TimeMary Ethel McAuley
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper