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as in hissing
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 humming
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 whizzing
Passenger vehicles are whizzing by, some even cutting off the truck.
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David Julian, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Surveillance footage showed the car whizzing by cameras in a flash before hitting the wall in what sounded like an explosion.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
Coming within just a few thousand miles of the red planet's surface, the Psyche vehicle will benefit from a gravity boost that will send it whizzing toward the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 15 May 2026
The drone flew into the yard and dropped a three-foot package before whizzing away, the captain of the drone hunting team for South Carolina’s state prisons told CNN in an interview.
—Taylor Galgano, CNN Money, 3 May 2026
The terrain is mostly flat, and there are plenty of electric buggies for whizzing around.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Apr. 2026
Nobody wants pedestrians doing selfies in the middle of DuSable Lake Shore Drive, cars whizzing by.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
The woman glared at the steam whizzing out of my car, her eyes cutting through it to find mine.
—Literary Hub, 27 Mar. 2026
Blending the chives and eggs together on high first, then quickly whizzing in the cream and cheese will encourage seamless emulsification without extra froth.
—Inés Anguiano, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Mar. 2026
David Julian, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Surveillance footage showed the car whizzing by cameras in a flash before hitting the wall in what sounded like an explosion.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
Coming within just a few thousand miles of the red planet's surface, the Psyche vehicle will benefit from a gravity boost that will send it whizzing toward the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 15 May 2026
The drone flew into the yard and dropped a three-foot package before whizzing away, the captain of the drone hunting team for South Carolina’s state prisons told CNN in an interview.
—Taylor Galgano, CNN Money, 3 May 2026
The terrain is mostly flat, and there are plenty of electric buggies for whizzing around.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Apr. 2026
Nobody wants pedestrians doing selfies in the middle of DuSable Lake Shore Drive, cars whizzing by.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
The woman glared at the steam whizzing out of my car, her eyes cutting through it to find mine.
—Literary Hub, 27 Mar. 2026
Blending the chives and eggs together on high first, then quickly whizzing in the cream and cheese will encourage seamless emulsification without extra froth.
—Inés Anguiano, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whizzing
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To test the concept, the team equipped Madagascar hissing cockroaches with a lightweight wearable backpack capable of collecting physiological and behavioral data.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
30 May 2026
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This might be as simple as a public argument – hissing whispers in an elevator.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
29 May 2026
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There’s a small, warm body of evidence that some of the most therapeutic sounds on earth may already be napping on your couch, singing outside your window and humming in your backyard.—
Allison Palmer,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2026
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Linde is the kind of stock that does well when the economy is just OK and superb when the economy is humming.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
27 May 2026
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There’s no music overhead, but the buzzing blend of conversations makes for its own iconic orchestra.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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But in 2022, the barrier was breached, and the flies have been relentlessly buzzing northward since.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
3 June 2026
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An introductory video includes views of the planet before zooming down to the Space Coast, flying over to downtown Orlando and zipping into the Dome.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 May 2026
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The robot could adapt the size of its legs either by zipping for height or unzipping for lowering down, which could be beneficial for the robot to manage exploring uneven surfaces such as forest areas or canyons.—
Shirl Leigh
May 22,
New Atlas,
22 May 2026
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Cool blue-white LEDs lined the room’s windows, while yellow heavy-duty power outlets hung from the ceiling over rows of desks where students will learn how to maintain the servers whirring behind them.—
Mirtha Donastorg,
AJC.com,
26 May 2026
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Expect the line blender to keep whirring as the series goes on.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
23 May 2026
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“Whizzing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whizzing. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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