whiz
A whirring or hissing soundA whirring or hissing sound (as above).
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» Maria is a chess whiz, she checkmated me in ten moves.
Марія - шаховий геній, вона поставила мені мат за десять ходів. — deniko
Марія - шаховий геній, вона заматовала мене за десять ходів. — deniko
DJ_Saidez · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
5 senses(US, countable, uncountable)A whirring or hissing sound (as above).
a buzzing or hissing sound as of something traveling rapidly through the air
(US, countable, informal, uncountable)Someone who is remarkably skilled at something.
He's a whiz with the computers.
Wunder-
someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
(US, countable, especially, slang, uncountable, vulgar)An act of urination.
I have to take a whiz.
(UK, US, slang, uncountable)Amphetamine.
(UK, US, countable, slang, uncountable, with definite article)Pickpocketing.
Examples
6 sentencesMaria is a chess whiz, she checkmated me in ten moves.
Марія - шаховий геній, вона поставила мені мат за десять ходів. — deniko
He took a whiz around the back of the house.
I’ve had too much beer, I have to take a whiz.
His whiz kid persona runs contrary to his deeply reactionary politics.
Mary is a whiz kid.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Onomatopoeic. Compare huzz, hizz, hiss.Onomatopoeic. Compare huzz, hizz, hiss.
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Forms
plural: whizzesSynonyms
33 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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