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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field;
[syn: ace, adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin, virtuoso, genius, hotshot, star, superstar, whiz, whizz, wizard, wiz]


VERB (2)

1. make a soft swishing sound;
- Example: "the motor whirred"
- Example: "the car engine purred"
[syn: whizz, whiz, whirr, whir, birr, purr]

2. move along very quickly;
[syn: zoom, zoom along, whizz, whizz along]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Whiz \Whiz\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Whizzed; p. pr. & vb. n. Whizzing.] [Of imitative origin. ???. Cf. Whistle, and Hiss.] 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.] [1913 Webster] It flew, and whizzing, cut the liquid way. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

whizz n 1: someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field [syn: ace, adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin, virtuoso, genius, hotshot, star, superstar, whiz, whizz, wizard, wiz] v 1: make a soft swishing sound; "the motor whirred"; "the car engine purred" [syn: whizz, whiz, whirr, whir, birr, purr] 2: move along very quickly [syn: zoom, zoom along, whizz, whizz along]