whiz
To make a whirring or hissing sound, similar to that of an object speeding through the airTo make a whirring or hissing sound, similar to that of an object speeding through the air.
» 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
4 senses(US)To make a whirring or hissing sound, similar to that of an object speeding through the air.
zischen
make a soft swishing sound
(US)To rush or move swiftly with such a sound.
rauschen, düsen, zischen
(US)To throw or spin rapidly.
I whizzed the ball past the catcher.
(US, slang, vulgar)To urinate.
We whizzed in the bushes.
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 2
Origin
Onomatopoeic. Compare huzz, hizz, hiss.Onomatopoeic. Compare huzz, hizz, hiss.
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Forms
whizzes, whizzing, whizzed, whizzedSynonyms
5 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.