whizz

/ wɪz /

verb

1. to make or cause to make a loud humming or buzzing sound
2. to move or cause to move with such a sound
3. informal.
   intr to move or go rapidly

noun

1. a loud humming or buzzing sound
2. informal.
   a person who is extremely skilful at some activity
3. See amphetamine
   a slang word for amphetamine
4. take a whizz informal.
   take a whizz to urinate

Word History and Origins

Origin of whizz¹

C16: of imitative origin

Example Sentences

They had a six-roomed house (not counting kitching and sculry), and now twelve daughters in all; whizz.

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He went down it, not with a whizz as a falling stone, but slowly as a man might sink in water.

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I notice theres a eap of wire all round it, said Pug, and bobbed his head down hastily at the whizz of a couple of bullets.

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Now came the real pull, for the two winners were to try off; and as the last gun sounded, Clatter, whizz!

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The worst of all is the whizz-bang, because it doesn't give you a chance—it pounces and is on you the same moment that it bangs.

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