whizz

Variant of whiz

whiz definition

whiz or whizz (hwiz, wiz)

intransitive verb whizzed, whizzing whiz′·zing

  1. to move swiftly with or as with a buzzing or hissing sound the bus whizzed by him
  2. to make the buzzing or hissing sound of something moving swiftly through the air
  3. Slang to urinate

Etymology: echoic

transitive verb

to cause to whiz, esp. by rotating rapidly

noun

  1. a whizzing sound or movement
  2. ☆

    Etymology: see wiz

    1. Slang a person who is very quick, adroit, or skilled at something; expert a whiz at football
    2. Slang something strikingly excellent, attractive, etc. a whiz of a car
  3. Slang the act of urinating: often in the phrase take a whiz

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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