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whizz(2)(dictionary)
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whizz 1, verb(dictionary)
whizz 2, noun(dictionary)

whizz(2) (iou)



whizz verb, interjection, & adverb. Also whiz. M16.
[Imit.]
A. verb.
verb intrans. Make a sibilant sound as of a body moving through the air at great speed. Now dial. exc. as in sense 2 below. M16.
b. Wheeze. L16-M18.
verb intrans. Move swiftly (as) with such a sound. L16.
F. King Rockets were whizzing up into the leaden sky. I. Banks I can't go whizzing off to conferences. A. Beattie The little girl whizzes by again on the skateboard.
b. fig. Have a sensation of such a sound. L18.
verb trans. Cause to whizz; hurl, shoot or convey swiftly with a whizz; spec. rotate rapidly in a machine, esp. a food processor. M19.
S. Spender I was whizzed off to the radio station and did a broadcast. M. Spark He put a stone in the sling and whizzed it beautifully, far into the air. TV Times Chop chicken breasts and place in a food processor...Whizz until smooth.
Pickpocket. Chiefly as whizzing verbal noun. E20.
verb intrans. Urinate. slang. E20.
b. interjection & adverb. Repr. a whizzing sound; with a whizz. E19.
whizzer noun (a) a person who or thing which whizzes; (b) slang an extraordinary or wonderful person or thing: L19.
whizzing verbal noun the action of the verb; an instance of this: E17.
whizzing adjective (a) that whizzes; (b) slang excellent, remarkable: L16.
whizzingly adverb M19.