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whiz
also whizz (wĭz, hwĭz)v. whizzed, whiz·zing, whiz·zes
v.intr.
1. To make a whirring or hissing sound, as of an object speeding through air.
2. To move or do something quickly: whizzed past on a ten-speed bike; whizzed through her exams.
3. To pass quickly: The days whizzed by.
4. Vulgar Slang To urinate.
v.tr.
1. To throw or spin rapidly: The pitcher whizzed the ball to first.
2. To mix or spin (ingredients), as in a blender.
n. pl. whiz·zes
Idiom: 1. A whirring or hissing sound, as of an object speeding through air.
2. also wiz Informal A person considered exceptionally gifted or skilled: a whiz at all sorts of games.
take a whiz Vulgar Slang
To urinate.
[Imitative. N., sense 2, from shortening and alteration of wizard.]
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whizz
(wɪz) orwhiz
vb, whizzes, whizzing or whizzed
1. to make or cause to make a loud humming or buzzing sound
2. to move or cause to move with such a sound
3. (intr) informal to move or go rapidly
n
4. a loud humming or buzzing sound
5. informal a person who is extremely skilful at some activity
6. (Recreational Drugs) a slang word for amphetamine
7. take a whizz informal US to urinate
[C16: of imitative origin]
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Past participle: whizzed
Gerund: whizzing
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Noun | 1. | whizz - someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field adept, hotshot, maven, mavin, superstar, virtuoso, whiz, wiz, wizard, sensation, star, ace, genius, champion expert - a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully track star - a star runner |
Verb | 1. | whizz - make a soft swishing sound; "the motor whirred"; "the car engine purred" |
2. | whizz - move along very quickly |
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whizz
(Informal)noun
1. expert, professional, master, pro (informal), specialist, ace (informal), buff (informal), wizard, virtuoso, hotshot (informal), past master, dab hand (Brit. informal), wonk (informal) Simon's a whizz at card tricks.
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whiz
also whizzverb
3. To move swiftly:
bolt, bucket, bustle, dart, dash, festinate, flash, fleet, flit, fly, haste, hasten, hurry, hustle, pelt, race, rocket, run, rush, sail, scoot, scour, shoot, speed, sprint, tear, trot, whirl, whisk, wing, zip, zoom.
Chiefly British: nip.
Idioms: get a move on, get cracking, go like lightning, go like the wind, hotfoot it, make haste, make time, make tracks, run like the wind, shake a leg, step on it.
2. Informal. A person with a high degree of knowledge or skill in a particular field:
Slang: crackerjack.
Chiefly British: dab.
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Translations
يَئِزُّ، يَنْطَلِقُ كالأزيز
hvislesuse
zúgva repül
hvissa, hvína, òjóta
aizsvilptdžinkstētsvilpt
vınlamakvızlamak
whizz
[ˈhwɪz] vito whizz along → filer à toute vitesse
to whizz past → passer à toute vitesse
Stewart felt a bottle whizz past his head → Stewart sentit une bouteille siffler à ses oreilles.whizz kid whizz-kid [ˈhwɪzkɪd] n → petit prodige m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
whizz
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
whizz
(wiz) verb to fly through the air with a hissing sound. The arrow whizzed past his shoulder.
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