WHIZ


Meaning of WHIZ in English

whiz 1

— whizzingly , adv.

/hwiz, wiz/ , v. , whizzed, whizzing , n.

v.i.

1. to make a humming, buzzing, or hissing sound, as an object passing swiftly through the air.

2. to move or rush with such a sound: The angry hornets whizzed by in a cloud.

v.t.

3. to cause to whiz.

4. to treat with a whizzer.

n.

5. Informal. a person who is quite good at a particular activity, in a certain field, etc.: She's a whiz at math.

6. the sound of a whizzing object.

7. a swift movement producing such a sound.

Also, whizz .

[ 1540-50; imit.; cf. FIZZ ]

whiz 2

/hwiz, wiz/ , n.

wizard (def. 3).

[ by shortening ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .