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noun (1)

variants or whizz
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1
as in whistle
a sound similar to the speech sound \s\ stretched out the whiz of an arrow flying by at an uncomfortably close range

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2
as in hum
a monotonous sound like that of an insect in motion the irritating whiz of a bee in the room

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whiz

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noun (2)

1
as in expert
a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field the computer whiz to whom we all go when we're having problems, which is fairly often

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2
as in wizard
a very smart person one of those whizzes who does very well in every subject

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whiz

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verb

ˈ(h)wiz How to pronounce whiz (audio)
variants or whizz
1
as in to hiss
to make a sound like that of stretching out the speech sound \s\ just hearing the bullets whiz as they fly by their heads must be terrifying for soldiers

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2
as in to hum
to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound many vehicles were whizzing past us at breakneck speeds

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Recent Examples of whiz
Noun
Butler service is seamless–which is impressive considering how truly spread out this property is–and the concierge is a whiz at organizing day trips into central Jaipur. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026 What can 31-year-old Broncos whiz-kid play-caller Davis Webb whip up against the NFL’s foremost whiz-kid in Rams head coach Sean McVay? — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 14 May 2026
Verb
Surveillance footage showed the car whizzing by cameras in a flash before hitting the wall in what sounded like an explosion. — Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026 Outside the trendy thrift shops and cafes, elderly women in headscarves sweep sidewalks with rustic brooms while teens whiz by on electric scooters. — Lori Rackl, Boston Herald, 31 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for whiz
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whiz
  1. whistle
  2. hum
  3. expert
  4. wizard
  5. hiss
  6. buzz
  7. sizzle
  8. purr
Noun
  • As the halftime whistle blew, fans surely would have been thanking the gods for the respite, not from the heat, but rather the lack of any substantive action.
    — Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
  • From the first whistle until fans exited the parking lots, Colombian supporters who descended upon Kansas City made quite a racket.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026
Definition of whistle
Noun
  • Usually, the town’s namesake island, far down in downstate Illinois, is quiet enough to hear the hum of the barges droning along the Mississippi River.
    — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • The background hum comes from X-ray emissions detected by Chandra.
    — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 4 July 2026
Definition of hum
Noun
  • But this should be guided and individualized by the right expert in terms of counseling and determining both the risks and benefits of sports based on the cardiac diagnosis and type of sport engaged in by the athlete.
    — Nicole Williams, AJC.com, 6 July 2026
  • Sandy Baum, an expert in education finance with the Urban Institute, said the new loan limits are unreasonably low, but uncapped borrowing was a real problem and some restrictions are necessary.
    — Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Definition of expert
Noun
  • After climbing the Azkaban Escape Tower to the top, repel-style, young wizards-in-training, Clark and Emily Friscia, were ready to go home.
    — Greg Harutunian, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
  • And two other high-flying AI wizards — Anthropic and OpenAI — are working on their own mega offerings.
    — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 29 June 2026
Definition of wizard
Verb
  • Then a hissing arrow pins a golden soccer ball to the Clash of Clans escutcheon.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 26 June 2026
  • There’s plenty of feline choreography, like crawling, meowing, and hissing.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2026
Definition of hiss
Verb
  • For the most recent earnings season, these forecasting fruit flies buzzed around modeling 12% earnings growth for the quarter.
    — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • As the train approaches Portland, the view shifts again, with bridges, waterways, and buzzing streets.
    — Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2026
Definition of buzz
Noun
  • The group Wang leads — Meta Superintelligence Labs — was established to give the company some sizzle in the hottest corner of the tech industry.
    — Jonathan Vanian,Julia Boorstin, CNBC, 14 June 2026
  • No place packs a sizzle quite like Miami, and your girls will love the contrast of sunny beaches and energetic nightlife.
    — Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026
Definition of sizzle
Noun
  • Wafting odors of 100-octane gasoline and rumbling purrs of V8 engines punched through the overcast morning at Sonoma Raceway on Saturday as the Velocity Invitational car meet entered its second day.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 31 May 2026
  • That detail has led researchers to wonder whether the purr is partly a self-healing mechanism, a body soothing itself from the inside out.
    — Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 29 May 2026
Definition of purr

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