whiz

whiz

also whizz  (wĭz, hwĭz)

v. whizzed, whiz·zing, whiz·zes

v.intr.

1. To make a whirring or hissing sound, as of an object speeding through air.

2. To move or do something quickly: whizzed past on a ten-speed bike; whizzed through her exams.

3. To pass quickly: The days whizzed by.

4. Vulgar Slang To urinate.

v.tr.

1. To throw or spin rapidly: The pitcher whizzed the ball to first.

2. To mix or spin (ingredients), as in a blender.

n. pl. whiz·zes

1. A whirring or hissing sound, as of an object speeding through air.

2. also wiz Informal A person considered exceptionally gifted or skilled: a whiz at all sorts of games.

Idiom:

take a whiz Vulgar Slang

To urinate.

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[Imitative. N., sense 2, from shortening and alteration of wizard.]

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whiz

or whizz

(ʰwɪz, wɪz)

v. whizzed, whiz•zing,
n. v.i.

1. to make a humming, buzzing, or hissing sound, as an object passing swiftly through the air.

2. to move with such a sound: A cloud of hornets whizzed by.

v.t.

3. to cause to whiz.

n.

4. Informal. a person who is very good at a particular activity or in a specific field: a whiz at math.

5. the sound of a whizzing object.

6. a swift movement producing such a sound.

[1540–50; imitative; compare fizz]

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whiz

Past participle: whizzed
Gerund: whizzing

Imperative

whiz

whiz

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	whiz - someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field adept, hotshot, maven, mavin, superstar, virtuoso, whizz, wiz, wizard, sensation, star, ace, genius, champion expert - a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully track star - a star runner
	2.	whiz - a buzzing or hissing sound as of something traveling rapidly through the air; "he heard the whiz of bullets near his head" sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"
Verb	1.	whiz - make a soft swishing sound; "the motor whirred"; "the car engine purred" birr, purr, whir, whirr, whizz sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"

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whiz

also whizz
verb

1. To make a continuous low-pitched droning sound:

bumble, burr, buzz, drone, hum, whir.

2. To make a sharp sibilant sound:

fizz, fizzle, hiss, sibilate, sizzle, swish, whoosh.

3. To move swiftly:

bolt, bucket, bustle, dart, dash, festinate, flash, fleet, flit, fly, haste, hasten, hurry, hustle, pelt, race, rocket, run, rush, sail, scoot, scour, shoot, speed, sprint, tear, trot, whirl, whisk, wing, zip, zoom.

Informal: hotfoot, rip.

Slang: barrel, highball.

Chiefly British: nip.

Idioms: get a move on, get cracking, go like lightning, go like the wind, hotfoot it, make haste, make time, make tracks, run like the wind, shake a leg, step on it.

noun

1. A continuous low-pitched droning sound:

bumble, burr, buzz, drone, hum, whir.

2. Informal. A person with a high degree of knowledge or skill in a particular field:

ace, adept, authority, dab hand, expert, master, past master, professional, proficient, wizard.

Slang: crackerjack.

Chiefly British: dab.

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Translations

suhahdussuhahtaasuhauttaasuhistasuhuttaa

surdoué

ronzaresfrecciare

žvižgati

whiz

whizz [wɪz]

A. N

1. (= ace) → as m
he's a whiz(z) at tennis → es un as del tenis

2. (= sound) → silbido m, zumbido m

B. VI to whiz(z) by or past [bullet, arrow] → pasar zumbando; [car] → pasar a gran velocidad
it whizzed past my head → pasó (silbando) muy cerca de mi cabeza
to whizz along; go whizzing along → ir como una bala
the sledge whizzed down the slope → el trineo bajó la cuesta a gran velocidad

C. CPD whiz(z) kid N → prodigio m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

whiz(z)

n

(of arrow) → Schwirren nt, → Sausen nt

(inf) → Kanone f (inf); a computer/financial whiz → ein Computer-/Finanzgenie nt (inf)

vi (arrow) → schwirren, sausen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

whiz

whizz [wɪz] vi (motorbike, sledge) → sfrecciare; (bullet) → sibilare
to whiz through the air → sfrecciare
cars were whizzing past → le macchine passavano sfrecciando

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