whizzle

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verb

To whiz or whirl along; to move with a hissing sound.

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Meanings

verbwhizzle (third-person singular simple present whizzles, present participle whizzling, simple past and past participle whizzled)

present singular third person whizzles · participle present whizzling · participle past whizzled · past whizzled · alternative wizzle · alternative weezle

  1. Northern EnglanddialectalTo whiz or whirl along; to move with a hissing sound.

    The chargers spun round each other, biting and striking, while the two blades wheeled and whizzled and circled in gleams of dazzling light.

    2008, Arthur Conan Doyle, The White Company
  2. Northern EnglanddialectalTo go about one's way carelessly or heedlessly.
nounwhizzle (plural whizzles)

plural whizzles · alternative wizzle · alternative weezle

  1. Northern EnglanddialectalA whizzing sound.

Origin

From whiz + -le (frequentative suffix). Compare quizzle.

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APA

whizzle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whizzle

MLA

“whizzle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whizzle. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “whizzle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whizzle.

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