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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.
[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
Present
I whiz
you whiz
he/she/it whizzes
we whiz
you whiz
they whiz
Preterite
I whizzed
you whizzed
he/she/it whizzed
we whizzed
you whizzed
they whizzed
Present Continuous
I am whizzing
you are whizzing
he/she/it is whizzing
we are whizzing
you are whizzing
they are whizzing
Present Perfect
I have whizzed
you have whizzed
he/she/it has whizzed
we have whizzed
you have whizzed
they have whizzed
Past Continuous
I was whizzing
you were whizzing
he/she/it was whizzing
we were whizzing
you were whizzing
they were whizzing
Past Perfect
I had whizzed
you had whizzed
he/she/it had whizzed
we had whizzed
you had whizzed
they had whizzed
Future
I will whiz
you will whiz
he/she/it will whiz
we will whiz
you will whiz
they will whiz
Future Perfect
I will have whizzed
you will have whizzed
he/she/it will have whizzed
we will have whizzed
you will have whizzed
they will have whizzed
Future Continuous
I will be whizzing
you will be whizzing
he/she/it will be whizzing
we will be whizzing
you will be whizzing
they will be whizzing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been whizzing
you have been whizzing
he/she/it has been whizzing
we have been whizzing
you have been whizzing
they have been whizzing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been whizzing
you will have been whizzing
he/she/it will have been whizzing
we will have been whizzing
you will have been whizzing
they will have been whizzing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been whizzing
you had been whizzing
he/she/it had been whizzing
we had been whizzing
you had been whizzing
they had been whizzing
Conditional
I would whiz
you would whiz
he/she/it would whiz
we would whiz
you would whiz
they would whiz
Past Conditional
I would have whizzed
you would have whizzed
he/she/it would have whizzed
we would have whizzed
you would have whizzed
they would have whizzed
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.whiz - someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any fieldwhiz - 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"
Verb1.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'"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

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
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
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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