If something whizzes somewhere, it moves there very fast.
[informal]
They heard bullets continue to whiz over their heads.
2. countable noun
If you are a whiz at something, you are very good at it.
[informal]
Simon's a whiz at card games.
whiz in American English
(hwɪz; wɪz) or whizz (hwɪz; wɪz)
verb intransitiveWord forms: whizzed or ˈwhizzing
1.
to move swiftly with or as with a buzzing or hissing sound
the bus whizzed by him
2.
to make the buzzing or hissing sound of something moving swiftly through the air
3. Slang
to urinate
verb transitive
4.
to cause to whiz, esp. by rotating rapidly
noun
5.
a whizzing sound or movement
6. US
a. Slang
a person who is very quick, adroit, or skilled at something; expert
a whiz at football
b. Slang, Obsolete
something strikingly excellent, attractive, etc.
a whiz of a car
7. Slang
the act of urinating
often in the phrase take a whiz
Word origin
echoic; (sense 6) see wiz
All related terms of 'whiz'
gee whiz
People sometimes say gee whiz in order to express a strong reaction to something or to introduce a remark or response .
whiz-bang
a high explosive shell of great speed whose sound of explosion occurs immediately after its sound of flight ; also, a fireworks device suggestive of this
whiz kid
an exceptionally talented and comparatively young person, esp. a newcomer , who shows great promise in a particular field
whizz-bang
a small-calibre World War I shell that, when discharged, travelled at such a high velocity that the sound of its flight was heard only an instant , if at all, before the sound of its explosion
whizz kid
If you refer to a young person as a whizz-kid , you mean that they have achieved success at a young age because they are very clever and very good at something, especially making money.