variants
or whizz
whizzed; whizzing
1
: to hum, whir, or hiss like a speeding object (such as an arrow or ball) passing through air
2
: to fly or move swiftly especially with a whiz
cars whizzing by
: to cause to whiz
especially
: to rotate very rapidly
variants
or whizz
plural whizzes
1
: a hissing, buzzing, or whirring sound
2
: a movement or passage of something accompanied by a whizzing sound
3
informal + impolite
: an act of urinating
—used especially in the phrase take a whiz
Examples of whiz in a Sentence
Verb
The ball whizzed through the air.
Cars whizzed by on the highway.
He whizzed past us on skates.
She whizzed through the exam.
Noun (1)
the whiz of an arrow flying by at an uncomfortably close range
the irritating whiz of a bee in the room
Noun (2)
the computer whiz to whom we all go when we're having problems, which is fairly often
one of those whizzes who does very well in every subject
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Marc Saltzman, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
For Benson, the play is a multi-set match, its arguments whizzing back and forth over a net of questionable ethics.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2025
Justin Davidson, Curbed, 16 Dec. 2025
Third-grader Noah Unell is a Rubik’s cube whiz and a hustling point guard who can spin a basketball on his finger like a Harlem Globetrotter.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 15 Dec. 2025
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Verb
In between explosions, crumbling structures and bullets whizzing by your ears, success hinges on teamwork – pulling together class skills like Assault, Engineer, Recon, and Support – to capture and hold control points and use tactical destruction to alter the battlefield.
—Marc Saltzman, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
For Benson, the play is a multi-set match, its arguments whizzing back and forth over a net of questionable ethics.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2025
Noun
Not even an idealistic young political whiz can summon the conditions of the past or other continents.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 16 Dec. 2025
Third-grader Noah Unell is a Rubik’s cube whiz and a hustling point guard who can spin a basketball on his finger like a Harlem Globetrotter.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 15 Dec. 2025
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Cite this Entry
“Whiz.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whiz. Accessed 25 Dec. 2025.
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whiz
1 of 3 verb
variants
or whizz
ˈhwiz 
ˈwiz
whizzed; whizzing
1
: to hum, buzz, or hiss like a speeding object (as an arrow or ball) passing through air
2
: to fly, pass, or move swiftly with a buzzing sound
cars whizzing by
whizzer
noun
whiz
2 of 3 noun
variants
or whizz
plural whizzes
: a humming, buzzing, or hissing sound
Etymology
Verb
probably coined in imitation of the sound of a speeding object going by
Noun
probably a shortened and altered form of wizard
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