whiz
Pronunciation: (hwiz, wiz), [key]
— v., n. whizzed, whiz•zing,
—v.i.
- to make a humming, buzzing, or hissing sound, as an object passing swiftly through the air.
- to move or rush with such a sound: The angry hornets whizzed by in a cloud.
—v.t.
- to cause to whiz.
- to treat with a whizzer.
—n.
- a person who is quite good at a particular activity, in a certain field, etc.: She's a whiz at math.
- the sound of a whizzing object.
- a swift movement producing such a sound.
whiz
Pronunciation: (hwiz, wiz), [key]
- wizard (def. 3).
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