From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Whiz \Whiz\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Whizzed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Whizzing}.] [Of imitative origin. ???. Cf. {Whistle}, and
{Hiss}.]
To make a humming or hissing sound, like an arrow or ball
flying through the air; to fly or move swiftly with a sharp
hissing or whistling sound. [Written also {whizz}.]
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It flew, and whizzing, cut the liquid way. --Dryden.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Whiz \Whiz\, n.
A hissing and humming sound.
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Like the whiz of my crossbow. --Coleridge.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
whiz
n 1: someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field [syn: {ace},
{adept}, {champion}, {sensation}, {maven}, {mavin},
{virtuoso}, {genius}, {hotshot}, {star}, {superstar},
{whiz}, {whizz}, {wizard}, {wiz}]
2: a buzzing or hissing sound as of something traveling rapidly
through the air; "he heard the whiz of bullets near his head"
v 1: make a soft swishing sound; "the motor whirred"; "the car
engine purred" [syn: {whizz}, {whiz}, {whirr}, {whir},
{birr}, {purr}]
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