whiz : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: whiz	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for whiz
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
whiz n someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field [syn: ace, adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin, virtuoso, genius, hotshot, star, superstar, whiz, whizz, wizard, wiz] a buzzing or hissing sound as of something traveling rapidly through the air; "he heard the whiz of bullets near his head" v make a soft swishing sound; "the motor whirred"; "the car engine purred" Synonym(s): whizz, whiz, whirr, whir, birr, purr
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Whiz \Whiz\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Whizzed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Whizzing}.] [Of imitative origin. [?][?][?]. Cf. {Whistle}, and {Hiss}.] To make a humming or hissing sound, like an arrow or ball flying through the air; to fly or move swiftly with a sharp hissing or whistling sound. [Written also {whizz}.] It flew, and whizzing, cut the liquid way. --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Whiz \Whiz\, n. A hissing and humming sound. Like the whiz of my crossbow. --Coleridge.