whizzed

past tense of whiz
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as in hissed
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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Recent Examples of whizzed While gassing up her 2004 Honda, Aja Harmon of Kearny Mesa shook her head as the digits on the pump whizzed by. — Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2026 Galileo whizzed by asteroid Ida going almost 28,000 mph and came within 1,500 miles of the asteroid's surface. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2026 In an open field, arrows whizzed through the humid June air and struck their targets. — Lydia McFarlane, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026 Bullets whizzed through the lanes of Interstate 485 and into cars driving down the busy highway that loops around Charlotte and its suburbs. — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 4 Aug. 2026 Inside, tiny screws whizzed along a production line as high-resolution cameras scanned them for microscopic problems. — Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026 Those good vibes were on display when Son’s shot whizzed between two defenders and the outstretched arms of Galaxy goalkeeper Novak Micovic. — Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2026 Kingsbury argued that Payton fled for his life firing behind him on 10th Street as bullets whizzed and ricocheted past; and argued Payton’s return fire was not responsible for the deaths of the three women. — Darrell Smith july 16, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026 Gauff netted a forehand sitter (below), before Muchová slipped as a Gauff passing shot whizzed past her. — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 13 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whizzed
Verb
  • The sorghum hissed when the wind came through it—two years of drought had left the South Dakota ground hard and the dry grass loud.
    — Heide Brandes, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Wynn said the alligator started to get agitated and even opened its mouth and hissed at her.
    — Steven Yablonski, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
Verb
  • After the team’s historic, championship-clinching summer, Thursday’s preseason matchup hummed with energy.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026
  • At a local senior residence center this week, the participants hummed with lindens and then headed into the art room to reflect on paper, using sepia-brown linden ink.
    — Kendra Nordin Beato, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Even in an empty studio, electricity buzzed and crackled through the room.
    — Lucy Gellman, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Rothe will next star in Universal Pictures and Blumhouse’s buzzed about TIFF acquisition River, opposite Jane Levy, which will open in theaters on January 15, 2027.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • After the Horned Frogs forced a turnover and got into transition, freshman guard Jessie-May Hall zipped a pass to Wooten on the break.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Kaprizov zipped a cross-ice pass through the slot that Shabanov redirected past Askarov at the far post.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026

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“Whizzed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whizzed. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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