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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Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 5 Dec. 2025
Other teen racers whizzed past on their off-road motorcycles, no halt to the race, no safety flaggers in sight.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
But leave it to food-science whiz Alton Brown to suggest an ingredient that manages to raise even our seasoned eyebrows.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2025
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Verb
The rocking Disk’O skateboard halfpipe-style ride spun like a Frisbee whizzing through the air.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 5 Dec. 2025
Other teen racers whizzed past on their off-road motorcycles, no halt to the race, no safety flaggers in sight.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
Noun
But the band, featuring North Carolina riff whiz MJ Lenderman, is just as affecting, drenched in distortion.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
But leave it to food-science whiz Alton Brown to suggest an ingredient that manages to raise even our seasoned eyebrows.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2025
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Cite this Entry
“Whiz.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whiz. Accessed 9 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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