Hypertext Webster Gateway: "whiz"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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}.]
It flew, and whizzing, cut the liquid way. --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Whiz \Whiz\, n.
A hissing and humming sound.
Like the whiz of my crossbow. --Coleridge.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
whiz
n 1: someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field [syn: {ace},
{adept}, {sensation}, {maven}, {virtuoso}, {genius}, {hotshot},
{star}, {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 : make a soft swishing sound, as of a motor working or wings
flapping [syn: {whizz}, {whirr}, {whir}, {birr}, {purr}]
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