WHIZZES

WHIZ

whizz, whiz, whirr, whir, birr, purr

(verb) make a soft swishing sound; “the motor whirred”; “the car engine purred”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

whizzes

plural of whiz

plural of whizz

Verb

whizzes

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whiz

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whizz

Source: Wiktionary


WHIZ

Whiz, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Whizzed; p. pr. & vb. n. Whizzing.] Etym: [Of imitative origin. Whistle, and Hiss.]

Definition: 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.

Whiz, n.

Definition: A hissing and humming sound. Like the whiz of my crossbow. Coleridge.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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