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whiz

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verb

variants or whizz
whizzed; whizzing

intransitive verb

1
: to hum, whir, or hiss like a speeding object (such as an arrow or ball) passing through air
2
: to fly or move swiftly especially with a whiz
cars whizzing by

transitive verb

: to cause to whiz
especially : to rotate very rapidly

whiz

2 of 3

noun (1)

variants or whizz
plural whizzes
1
: a hissing, buzzing, or whirring sound
2
: a movement or passage of something accompanied by a whizzing sound
3
sometimes vulgar : an act of urinating
used especially in the phrase take a whiz

whiz

3 of 3

noun (2)

plural whizzes
: wizard sense 2
a math whiz

Example Sentences

Verb The ball whizzed through the air. Cars whizzed by on the highway. He whizzed past us on skates. She whizzed through the exam.

Word History

Etymology

Verb

imitative

Noun (2)

probably by shortening & alteration

First Known Use

Verb

1582, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Noun (1)

1620, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1914, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of whiz was in 1582

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