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whizz
/ ɪ /
verb
- to make or cause to make a loud humming or buzzing sound
- to move or cause to move with such a sound
- informal.intr to move or go rapidly
noun
- a loud humming or buzzing sound
- informal.a person who is extremely skilful at some activity
- a slang word for amphetamine
- take a whizz informal.to urinate
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of whizz1
C16: of imitative origin
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Example Sentences
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"She said all that she could remember were people going round saying, 'Is everyone sorted for E's and whizz?'. So that phrase stuck in my mind."
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And in this box, there’s snakes coming out; snakes whizzing past your face.
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Other displaced teachers were whizzing by, arms laden with boxes of their own.
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An eerie whizzing sound followed by a big boom startled Kenyan villagers relaxing recently one afternoon with family and friends.
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And it may compound other urban stressors, like whizzing traffic and rat poison.
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