WHIZ

I. verb or ~z (~zed; ~zing) Etymology: imitative Date: 1582 intransitive verb to hum, whir, or hiss like a speeding object (as an arrow or ball) passing through air, to fly or move swiftly especially with a ~ , transitive verb to cause to ~, II. noun or ~z (plural ~zes) Date: 1620 a hissing, buzzing, or whirring sound, a movement or passage of something accompanied by a ~zing sound, an act of urinating, III. noun (plural ~zes) Etymology: probably by shortening & alteration Date: 1914 wizard 3