( especially BrE ) (also whiz especially in NAmE ) / wɪz; NAmE / verb , noun
■ verb [ v + adv. / prep. ]
1.
to move very quickly, making a high continuous sound :
A bullet whizzed past my ear.
He whizzed down the road on his motorbike.
2.
to do sth very quickly :
She whizzed through the work.
■ noun
( informal ) a person who is very good at sth :
She's a whizz at crosswords.
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: imitative.