whizz

wɪz

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Definition of whizz - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

expert

Rare

person with exceptional skill in a particular area

Rare

She's a real whizz at solving puzzles.!

ace

expert

sound

Rare

sharp, swift sound made by something moving fast

Rare

The whizz of the arrow was startling.

whistle

whoosh

Verb

motion

intr.

Rare

move quickly through the air with a whistling or buzzing sound

intr.

Rare

The arrow whizzed past his head.

dart

zip

zoom

perform quickly

tr./intr.

Rare

perform or complete something very fast

tr./intr.

Rare

She whizzed through her homework in no time.

rush

zoom

urination

intr.

Rare

Slang

urinate informally

intr.

Rare

Slang

He went to whizz behind the bushes.

pee

piddle

tinkle

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Expressions with whizz

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whizz by

move quickly past a point or observer

The cars whizz by on the highway.

whizz-kid

young person exceptionally skilled or successful

At 15, the whizz-kid developed a new app that amazed everyone.

whizz past

move quickly past something or someone

The car whizzed past the pedestrians.

whizz along

move quickly and smoothly with a sound

The car whizzed along the highway.

Origin of whizz

imitative, whizz (sound) + -

Examples of whizz in a sentence

My brother is a whizz in the kitchen.
The whizz of the bullet was terrifying.
I heard the whizz of the drone overhead.
The cyclist whizzed by the pedestrians.
A bullet whizzed through the air during the chase.
He whizzed through the test with ease.

They whizzed past the finish line.
He needed to whizz before the long drive.
She quickly went to whizz after the movie.

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French:expert, siffler, ...
German:Experte, zischen, ...
Italian:esperto, fischiare, ...
Spanish:genio, silbar, ...
Portuguese:craque, passar zunindo, ...
Chinese:高手, 呼啸而过, ...
Japanese:達人, ヒュッと飛ぶ, ...
Arabic:خَبِير, صَفَرَ, ...
Hebrew:מֻמְחֶה, לְחַלּוֹף בְּמַהֵרוּת עם שְׁרִיקָה, ...
Russian:мастер, просвистеть, ...
Ukrainian:експерт, просвистіти, ...
Hindi:उस्ताद, गुज़रना, ...
Bengali:বিশেষজ্ঞ, শোঁ শোঁ করে যাওয়া, ...
Catalan:expert, xiular, ...
Czech:eso, svištět, ...
Danish:ekspert, suse, ...
Dutch:genie, suizen, ...
Greek:ειδικός, σφυρίζω, ...
Hungarian:zseni, süvíteni, ...
Khmer:អ្នកជំនាញ, ហោះកាត់ដោយសំឡេងហួច, ...
Korean:천재, 윙윙거리다, ...
Persian:نابغه, سوت کشیدن, ...
Polish:mistrz, świstać, ...
Portuguese (BR):craque, passar zunindo, ...
Romanian:geniu, a vâjâi, ...
Swedish:expert, susa, ...
Thai:ผู้เชี่ยวชาญ, พุ่งผ่าน, ...
Turkish:uzman, vızıldamak, ...
Vietnamese:chuyên gia, vút qua, ...

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