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.

Origin of whiz

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