whiz

1

or whizz

[ hwiz, wiz ]
/ ʰwɪz, wɪz /

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

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1540–50; imitative; cf. fizz

OTHER WORDS FROM whiz

whiz·zing·ly, adverb

Words nearby whiz

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British Dictionary definitions for whizz

whizz

whiz

/ (wɪz) /

verb whizzes, whizzing or whizzed

to make or cause to make a loud humming or buzzing sound
to move or cause to move with such a sound
(intr) informal to move or go rapidly

noun

Word Origin for whizz

C16: of imitative origin