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.

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Origin of whiz

1540–50; imitative; cf. fizz

Related formswhiz·zing·ly, adverb

Examples from the Web for whizzing

Hundreds of bees are whizzing circles around the Cotes as they stack honeycombs on the trolley.
Honey Harvest at the Waldorf Astoria’s Beehives|Josh Dzieza|August 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Or nailing a whizzing forehand exactly at the right moment to leave his opponent dumbfounded across the net.
Why Andy Roddick Had to Quit Tennis|Nicholas McCarvel|August 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST
It was at this moment that I truly got a sense of just how much capital was whizzing around me.
Ringing in the New Year on Wall Street|Beau Willimon|January 5, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Signs have been whizzing by with motels for $29.95 and $39.95 a night, which in my new circumstances I should stop at.
The Bag Lady's Papers, Part III|Alexandra Penney|January 6, 2009|DAILY BEAST

Her words were followed by a sound as of thunder and a whizzing of darts.
The Golden Age in Transylvania|Mr Jkai
"I don't fancy I'm going to have a very good time," mused the youth, as the train was whizzing him along toward Dankville.
Dick Hamilton's Fortune|Howard R. Garis
The dynamos were whizzing away and the negative gravity machine was all ready to start.
Five Thousand Miles Underground|Roy Rockwood
Another volley from the Green Jackets, and again the whizzing scream of bullets through the cat-tails above their heads.
The Moonlit Way|Robert W. Chambers
The fighting was very near, for the bullets were whizzing around all the time.
Two Months in the Camp of Big Bear|Theresa Gowanlock

Word Origin and History for whizzing

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.

whiz

or whizz

verb (used without object), whizzed, whiz·zing.

verb (used with object), whizzed, whiz·zing.

noun

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Examples from the Web for whizzing

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