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WHIZZ
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
Synonyms:
ace; adept; champion; genius; hotshot; maven; mavin; sensation; star; superstar; virtuoso; whiz; whizz; wiz; wizard
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("whizz" is a kind of...):
expert (a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "whizz"):
track star (a star runner)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they whizz ... he / she / it whizzes
Past simple: whizzed
Past participle: whizzed
-ing form: whizzing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Move along very quickly
Synonyms:
whizz; whizz along; zoom; zoom along
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "whizz" is one way to...):
hurry; speed; travel rapidly; zip (move very fast)
Sentence frames:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
Sense 2
Meaning:
Make a soft swishing sound
Example:
the car engine purred
Synonyms:
birr; purr; whir; whirr; whiz; whizz
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Hypernyms (to "whizz" is one way to...):
go; sound (make a certain noise or sound)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Context examples:
Again he whizzed in a blow which made the spectators hold their breath, and again Alleyne very quickly and swiftly slipped from under it, and sent back two lightning thrusts which the other could scarce parry.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Fly, my lady, fly! he screeched, and whizzed past them like bolt from bow; while close behind came lumbering a huge black bear, with red tongue lolling from his mouth, and a broken chain jangling behind him.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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