WHIZ


Meaning of WHIZ in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ wɪz ]

n. & v. (also whizz) colloq. --n. 1 the sound made by the friction of a body moving through the air at great speed. 2 (also wiz) colloq. a person who is remarkable or skilful in some respect (is a whiz at chess). --v.intr. (whizzed, whizzing) move with or make a whiz. øwhiz-bang colloq. 1 a high-velocity shell from a small-calibre gun, whose passage is heard before the gun's report. 2 a jumping kind of firework. whiz-kid colloq. a brilliant or highly successful young person. [imit.: in sense 2 infl. by WIZARD]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.