WHIZZING

WHIZ

whizz, whiz, whirr, whir, birr, purr

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Verb

whizzing

present participle of whiz

present participle of whizz

Noun

whizzing (plural whizzings)

The sound or action of something that whizzes.

For, when the line is darting out, to be seated then in the boat, is like being seated in the midst of the manifold whizzings of a steam-engine in full play […]

Source: Wiktionary

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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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