Whiz

Quick meaning: Whiz is a verb meaning To make a whirring or hissing sound, similar to that of an object speeding through the air.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

1. To rush or move swiftly with such a sound.
2. To throw or spin rapidly.
3. A whirring or hissing sound (as above).
4. (informal) Someone who is remarkably skilled at something.
5. (UK, slang, uncountable) Amphetamine.
6. (vulgar, slang) To urinate.
7. (vulgar, slang, especially with the verb "take") An act of urination.

Example Sentences

I have to take a whiz.

We whizzed in the bushes.

He's a whiz with the computers.

I whizzed the ball past the catcher.

Word Forms

• whizzes
• whizzing
• whizzed
• whizz

Synonyms for whiz

Depending on context, synonyms include micturate, pee, piddle, piss, slash, tinkle.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include whirr, whir, whizz, birr, sensation, hotshot.

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