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[hwiz, wiz] 
verb, whizzed, whiz⋅zing, noun –verb (used without object)
| 1. | to make a humming, buzzing, or hissing sound, as an object passing swiftly through the air. |
| 2. | to move or rush with such a sound: The angry hornets whizzed by in a cloud. |
–verb (used with object)
| 3. | to cause to whiz. |
| 4. | to treat with a whizzer. |
–noun
| 5. | Informal. a person who is quite good at a particular activity, in a certain field, etc.: She's a whiz at math. |
| 6. | the sound of a whizzing object. |
| 7. | a swift movement producing such a sound. |
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| whiz also whizz (hwĭz, wĭz) v. whizzed, whiz·zing, whiz·zes v. intr.
To throw or spin rapidly: The pitcher whizzed the ball to first. n. pl. whiz·zes
[Imitative.] |
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| Main Entry: | whizz |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | See wazz |
| Main Entry: | whizz |
| Part of Speech: | vi |
| Definition: | See wazz |
Language Translation for : whizz
Spanish:
pasar zumbando, *silbando, *volando,
German:
zischen,
Japanese:
ひゅーと飛ぶ
whizz
"make or move with a humming, hissing sound," 1547, of imitative origin. Meaning "to urinate" is from 1929. The noun is recorded from 1620.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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