whiz
pronunciation
How to pronounce whiz in British English:
UK [wɪz]
How to pronounce whiz in American English:
US [wɪz]
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- Noun:
- someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
- a buzzing or hissing sound as of something traveling rapidly through the air
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- Verb:
- make a soft swishing sound
Word Origin
- whiz (n.)
- "clever person," 1914, probably a special use of whiz "something remarkable" (1908), an extended sense of whizz; or perhaps a shortened and altered form of wizard. Noun phrase whiz kid is from 1930s, a take-off on a radio show's quiz kid.
Example
- 1. Fewer motorbikes than usual whiz along the pavements .
- 2. They eat crouched in corners or on the street as cars whiz by .
- 3. Try to keep your mood positive in order to catch more of the possibilities that whiz by every day .
- 4. He was highly competent in the field , and was a whiz at data analysis .
- 5. Einstein himself became a whiz at developing thought experiments .