whiz

¹ American  

[hwiz, wiz] / ʰwɪz, wɪz /

Or whizz

verb (used without object)

whizzed, whizzing

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.

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verb (used with object)

whizzed, whizzing

1. to cause to whiz.

2. to treat with a whizzer.

noun

1. Informal. a person who is quite good at a particular activity, in a certain field, etc..

   She's a whiz at math.

2. the sound of a whizzing object.

3. a swift movement producing such a sound.

whiz ² American  

[hwiz, wiz] / ʰwɪz, wɪz /

noun

1. wizard.

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Other Word Forms

• whizzingly adverb

Etymology

Origin of whiz¹

1540–50; imitative; fizz

Origin of whiz²

By shortening

Example Sentences

Across two hours, Buckley’s Bride shoots, kicks, contorts, dances, scrapes, whizzes, licks and screams, all the while coming no closer to her true self than she was at the start of the film.

From Salon

Now snowmobiles whiz by frequently as people go from one village to the next to visit.

From Literature

Just understand that earning an AI certificate doesn’t make companies see you as a whiz any more than completing a brief workout program makes you look like The Rock.

From The Wall Street Journal

A tawny motorcycle whizzes by and suddenly stops.

From Literature

The car behind us swerves and honks its horn in a long, angry blast as it whizzes by.

From Literature

Related Words

• flit
• hurtle
• whir
• whoosh