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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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as in hummed
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 whizzed
The machines whizzed and whirred.
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Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Instead, employees described taking cover under their desks as bullets whizzed over their heads.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
Sirens blared as the motorcade whizzed down Pennsylvania Avenue.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 7 Aug. 2025
Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Instead, employees described taking cover under their desks as bullets whizzed over their heads.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
Sirens blared as the motorcade whizzed down Pennsylvania Avenue.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whizzed
Verb
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Getting hissed off So here’s a thing that happened.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Sep. 2025
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Nineteen hours after departure the train took its final breath, hissed and braked into the historic port of Narvik.—
The Editors,
Outside,
31 Aug. 2025
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Lost in our mind frequency, which hummed loud now like a drone.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Sep. 2025
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Cicadas hummed as the sun set over the Kansas City, Kansas, Unified Government Municipal Building Tuesday, as a crowd of somber faces turned towards a Kansas City, Kansas Police Department vehicle.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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When [ecologist Lars] Chittka gave bumblebees an extra jolt of sucrose, their favorite food, the bees buzzed with delight.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
25 Sep. 2025
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Stateside, Atlanta buzzed as Patti LaBelle, Chaka Khan, Gladys Knight, and Stephanie Mills shared the stage for The Queens!—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
22 Sep. 2025
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Rather than implementing a folding or rolling process, these items are packed by piling the outfits on top of one another, typically connected to a hanger, before the bag is zipped and folded up into a compact carrying shape.—
Rachel Trujillo,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Sep. 2025
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Authorities have arrested a suspect and are working to determine a motive after bullets zipped through the windows of a local Sacramento TV station in what city police described as a drive-by shooting on Friday afternoon.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Whizzed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whizzed. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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