n.
Variant: or whizz
Pronunciation: ' hwiz, ' wiz
Function: verb
Inflected Form: whizzed ; whiz · zing
Etymology: imitative
Date: 1582
intransitive verb
1 : to hum, whir, or hiss like a speeding object (as an arrow or ball) passing through air
2 : to fly or move swiftly especially with a whiz <cars whizzing by>
transitive verb : to cause to whiz especially : to rotate very rapidly