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whiz
1[ wiz, hwiz ]
verb (used without object)
- to make a humming, buzzing, or hissing sound, as an object passing swiftly through the air.
- to move or rush with such a sound:
The angry hornets whizzed by in a cloud.
verb (used with object)
- to cause to whiz.
- to treat with a whizzer.
noun
- Informal. a person who is quite good at a particular activity, in a certain field, etc.:
She's a whiz at math.
- the sound of a whizzing object.
- a swift movement producing such a sound.
whiz
2[ wiz, hwiz ]
noun
Other Words From
- whiz·zing·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of whiz2
Example Sentences
Well, Mark is a refinement whiz, and we know that not only because the writers imply it given how badly Lumon wants him back at work, but because there are details hidden in plain sight.
Immediately, we know we’re at the mercy of a new genre whiz.
James was a computer whiz in online school who had been diagnosed with autism and a behavioral disorder.
In one scene a little boy sits near an IRA soldier watching British officers quietly roll up in vehicles and doesn’t flinch as the man runs off and bullets whiz by his head.
In an analysis of vote shares in Pennsylvania counties by data whiz Steve Kornacki, O’Donnell voiced his issues with a focus on a handful of swing states in a country of over 300 million.
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