whizzing

present participle of whiz
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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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Recent Examples of whizzing The man appeared to be aiming for geese, the caller told police, but a few shots came dangerously close to the couple, with at least two bullets whizzing audibly just above the caller’s head, according to the outlet. Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2025 For the simulations, moving images are projected onto the wall and two side windows while natural sounds from the outside of each sacred space, such as birds, wind or cars whizzing by, create a sense of being in that place. Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 21 Aug. 2025 Planes whizzing around the city for the annual Chicago Air and Water Show are a sign that summer is winding down. Grace Miserocchi, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025 Soundproof windows and blackout curtains assure that infants and toddlers can nap without the sounds of whizzing emergency vehicles and everyone else can sleep soundly. Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025 As Thursday’s episode opens, Carrie dines alone at a futuristic Asian restaurant with robot waiters whizzing past. Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whizzing
Verb
  • Initially Mila can be seen hissing at Fifi, just for being near her.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
  • In 2021, scientists at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore turned Madagascar hissing cockroaches into cyborgs, implanting electrodes in sensory organs known as cerci that were then connected to tiny computers.
    Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • But with the wheels realigned and the engine humming again, the Broncos now have to sit in neutral.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Kelce also had a cameo in Happy Gilmore 2, which premiered on Netflix in July, and New Heights, his podcast with his brother, former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce, is humming along after Amazon’s Wondery picked it up last year in a three-year deal for a minimum of $105 million.
    Brett Knight, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Meanwhile, the prospect of a Paid in Full series has industry watchers buzzing.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The viral clip has racked up nearly 19 million views so far, leaving fans buzzing over the pair’s funny performance.
    Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • After top receiver Courtland Sutton dropped a dime from Nix on a fade route in Saturday’s preseason game, the two re-lit their connection Wednesday, with Nix scrambling to his right in one red-zone period and zipping a ball past a diving Ja’Quan McMillian to Sutton in the end zone.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Though not everyone is going to be thrilled by the FAA paving the way for more drones to start zipping through our skies.
    Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Every evening, Hofstadter would leave his calculator whirring.
    Lyndie Chiou, Quanta Magazine, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Lohmann was an integral cog in an ever-whirring German feat of engineering that saw Bayern stride into a record-breaking 44 matches unbeaten between December 2021 and October 2024.
    Megan Feringa, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025

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“Whizzing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whizzing. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.

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