whiz

also
v., whizzed, whiz·zing, whiz·zes.

v.intr.

1. To make a whirring or hissing sound, as of an object speeding through air.
2. To move swiftly with or as if with such a sound; rush: whizzed past on a ten-speed bike; as the days whizzed by.

v.tr.
To throw or spin rapidly: The pitcher whizzed the ball to first.

n., pl., whiz·zes.

1. A whirring or hissing sound, as of an object speeding through air.
2. A rapid passage or journey.
3. Informal. One who has remarkable skill: a whiz at all sorts of games.

idiom:

take a whiz Vulgar Slang.

1. To urinate.

[Imitative.]

also whizz

verb

1. To make a continuous low-pitched droning sound: bumble², burr, buzz, drone², hum, whir. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.
2. To make a sharp sibilant sound: fizz, fizzle, hiss, sibilate, sizzle, swish, whoosh. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.
3. To move swiftly: bolt, bucket, bustle, dart, dash, festinate, flash, fleet, flit, fly, haste, hasten, hurry, hustle, pelt², race, rocket, run, rush, sail, scoot, scour², shoot, speed, sprint, tear¹, trot, whirl, whisk, wing, zip, zoom. Informal hotfoot, rip. Slang barrel, highball. Chiefly British nip¹. Idioms: get a move on, get cracking, go like lightning, go like the wind, hotfoot it, make haste, make time, make tracks, run like the wind, shake a leg, stepjumpon it. See move/halt.

noun

1. A continuous low-pitched droning sound: bumble², burr, buzz, drone², hum, whir. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.
2. A person with a high degree of knowledge or skill in a particular field: ace, adept, authority, dab hand, expert, master, past master, professional, proficient, wizard. Slang crackerjack. Chiefly British dab². See ability/inability.

n

Definition: very intelligent person
Antonyms: ignoramus, imbecile

v

Definition: move quickly by
Antonyms: decelerate

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - suse, pibe
v. intr. - pibe, suse
n. - susen, piben

idioms:

• whizz bang    granat, hvor susen og eksplosion høres samtidigt
• whizz kid    vidunderbarn, gulddreng, person med lynkarriere

Français (French)
v. tr. - filer
v. intr. - passer en sifflant, passer à toute allure, passer rapidement, fendre l'air (une balle)
n. - as/expert (fam), tour rapide

idioms:

• whizz bang    obus, pétard
• whizz kid    jeune prodige
• whizz through    fendre l'air (une flèche)

Deutsch (German)
v. - zischen, schwirren
n. - Zischen, jmd. der sehr gut ist

idioms:

• whizz bang    Granate mit besonders hoher Geschwindigkeit, Feuerwerkskörper
• whizz kid    heller Kopf, (ugs.) Senkrechtstarter
• whizz through    schnell handeln

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - σφυρίζω, σβουρίζω, περνώ ή κινούμαι σαν σφαίρα, προσδίδω όψη αντίκας
n. - σφύριγμα (βλήματος κτλ.), ξεφτέρι, άσος

idioms:

• whizz bang    (στρατ.) μεγάλη οβίδα, μεγάλο πυροτέχνημα
• whizz kid    παιδί θαύμα, άσος, σαϊνι

Italiano (Italian)
sibilare

idioms:

• whizz bang    ronzio
• whizz kid    giovane sveglio

Português (Portuguese)
v. - zumbir
n. - zumbido (m), pessoa inteligente (f)

idioms:

• whizz bang    algo com êxito, explosivo
• whizz kid    fenômeno (m)

Русский (Russian)
свист (рассекаемого воздуха), движение, сопровождаемое шумом, свистом, свистеть, проноситься со свистом, быстро вертеться

idioms:

• whizz bang    снаряд, граната, крылатая бомба или ракета, отличный, выдающийся
• whizz kid    вундеркинд, талантливый молодой специалист

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - hacer girar hasta oír un silbido
v. intr. - silbar, zumbar, pasar muy aprisa, volar con la velocidad de un rayo
n. - mago, as, fenómeno

idioms:

• whizz bang    fenómeno, maravilla
• whizz kid    joven brillante o muy exitoso, prodigio
• whizz through    hacer o repartir rápidamente

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - susa
n. - susning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使发嗖嗖声, 使飞速移动, 横冲直撞地开, 扒窃, 嗖嗖作声, 嗖嗖地移动, 横冲直撞地开车, 专家, 聪明人

idioms:

• whizz bang    小型高速炮弹, 嘶地一声随即爆炸的爆竹, 非同寻常的人或事物, 巨大的成功, 自动操纵弹, 有翼导弹, 笑话, 极为出色的
• whizz kid    神童, 优等生, 有为青年, 杰出人才

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使發嗖嗖聲, 使飛速移動, 橫衝直撞地開, 扒竊
v. intr. - 嗖嗖作聲, 嗖嗖地移動, 橫衝直撞地開車, 扒竊
n. - 專家, 聰明人

idioms:

• whizz bang    小型高速炮彈, 嘶地一聲隨即爆炸的爆竹, 非同尋常的人或事物, 巨大的成功, 自動操縱彈, 有翼導彈, 笑話, 極為出色的
• whizz kid    神童, 優等生, 有為青年, 杰出人才

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 윙하고 소리나다, 붕 날다, 차로 폭주하다
v. intr. - 윙하고 소리나다, 붕 날다, 차로 폭주하다
n. - 윙 소리, 만족할 협정, 명인

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ヒュー, ビュー, 満足の行く協定

idioms:

• whizz bang    衆目を集めるもの
• whizz kid    神童

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮שרק, חלף בשריקה‬
v. intr. - ‮שרק, חלף בשריקה‬
n. - ‮שריקה, זמזום, שד, אדם מוכשר או מבריק‬

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