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

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