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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024whiz1 or whizz /hwɪz, wɪz/USA pronunciation v., whizzed, whiz•zing, n. v. [no object] - to make or move with a humming, buzzing, or hissing sound, as of an object flying quickly through the air:A cloud of hornets whizzed by.
n. [countable] - Informal Termsa very skillful person;
expert:She's always been a whiz at math. - a whizzing sound:the whiz of the bullets passing by.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024whiz1 (hwiz, wiz),USA pronunciation v., whizzed, whiz•zing, n. v.i. - 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.
v.t. - to cause to whiz.
- to treat with a whizzer.
n. - Informal Termsa 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.
Also, whizz. - 1540–50; imitative; compare fizz
- Informal Termswizard (def. 3).
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: whizz, whiz /wɪz/ vb (whizzes, whizzing, whizzed)- to make or cause to make a loud humming or buzzing sound
- to move or cause to move with such a sound
- (intransitive) informal to move or go rapidly
n - a loud humming or buzzing sound
- informal a person who is extremely skilful at some activity
a slang word for amphetamine- take a whizz ⇒ US informal to urinate
Etymology: 16th Century: of imitative origin |