whizz

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A form of whiz — To make a whirring or hissing sound, similar to that of an object speeding through the air.

UncommonScrabble 29

Meanings

nounwhizz (countable and uncountable, plural whizzes)

plural whizzes

  1. UKalternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of whiz.
verbwhizz (third-person singular simple present whizzes, present participle whizzing, simple past and past participle whizzed)

present singular third person whizzes · participle present whizzing · participle past whizzed · past whizzed

  1. UKalternativeAlternative spelling of whiz.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsomeone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

Broader

verbmake a soft swishing sound

Broader

verbmove along very quickly

Similar
zoomzoom alongwhizz along
Broader
travel rapidlyspeedhurry

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

whizz. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whizz

MLA

“whizz.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whizz. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “whizz,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whizz.

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