variants
or whizz
whizzed; whizzing
1
: to hum, whir, or hiss like a speeding object (such as an arrow or ball) passing through air
2
: to fly or move swiftly especially with a whiz
cars whizzing by
: to cause to whiz
especially
: to rotate very rapidly
variants
or whizz
plural whizzes
1
: a hissing, buzzing, or whirring sound
2
: a movement or passage of something accompanied by a whizzing sound
3
sometimes vulgar
: an act of urinating
—used especially in the phrase take a whiz
Examples of whiz in a Sentence
Verb
The ball whizzed through the air.
Cars whizzed by on the highway.
He whizzed past us on skates.
She whizzed through the exam.
Noun (1)
the whiz of an arrow flying by at an uncomfortably close range
the irritating whiz of a bee in the room
Noun (2)
the computer whiz to whom we all go when we're having problems, which is fairly often
one of those whizzes who does very well in every subject
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Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 22 Jan. 2025
Suddenly, violent winds roared, debris whizzed through the air and pipes burst as the tornado tore into their home.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 22 Mar. 2025
Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
The primary suspect in the Thompson assassination is a young man of great privilege, a tech whiz with a promising future now ended by allegedly brandishing a ghost gun outside a New York hotel and taking Thompson’s life.
—Steven Gaydos, Variety, 19 Dec. 2024
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Verb
In the wild, whizzing as a group could be a predator-avoidance strategy, says Onishi.
—Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 22 Jan. 2025
Suddenly, violent winds roared, debris whizzed through the air and pipes burst as the tornado tore into their home.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Join wine whiz Barbara Baxter, who trained at Francis Ford Coppola Winery in Napa and studied in Italy and France, on a delightful romp through cultural history paired with harmonious wines.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
The primary suspect in the Thompson assassination is a young man of great privilege, a tech whiz with a promising future now ended by allegedly brandishing a ghost gun outside a New York hotel and taking Thompson’s life.
—Steven Gaydos, Variety, 19 Dec. 2024
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Cite this Entry
“Whiz.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whiz. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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whiz
1 of 3 verb
variants
or whizz
ˈhwiz 
ˈwiz
whizzed; whizzing
1
: to hum, buzz, or hiss like a speeding object (as an arrow or ball) passing through air
2
: to fly, pass, or move swiftly with a buzzing sound
cars whizzing by
whizzer
noun
whiz
2 of 3 noun
variants
or whizz
plural whizzes
: a humming, buzzing, or hissing sound
Etymology
Verb
probably coined in imitation of the sound of a speeding object going by
Noun
probably a shortened and altered form of wizard
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