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whizz

/ ɪ /

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. a loud humming or buzzing sound
  2. informal.
    a person who is extremely skilful at some activity
  3. a slang word for amphetamine
  4. take a whizz informal.
    to urinate
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of whizz1

C16: of imitative origin
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Example Sentences

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"We are always going in different directions, like ships that pass in the night really. We whizz past each other."

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"She said all that she could remember were people going round saying, 'Is everyone sorted for E's and whizz?'. So that phrase stuck in my mind."

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And in this box, there’s snakes coming out; snakes whizzing past your face.

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Other displaced teachers were whizzing by, arms laden with boxes of their own.

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An eerie whizzing sound followed by a big boom startled Kenyan villagers relaxing recently one afternoon with family and friends.

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