whiz
noun (a whiz, whizzes; also whizz — UK); verb (whiz, whizzes, whizzed, whizzing); interjection (whiz!)
Everyday
- (informal) A person who is very good at something: a maths whiz. tree →
- (verb) To move very fast, often with a buzzing or whistling sound. tree →
- (noun) A whistling or buzzing sound of something going fast. tree →
- (UK, informal verb) «whizz up»: to mix food quickly in a blender. tree →
In the lessons
In everyday talk: «She's a whiz at maths.» In stories: bikes, arrows or rockets whiz past. In cooking: whizz the soup until smooth. Tells the reader something is fast or someone is clever.
Examples
- My brother is a whiz at computer games. tree →
- Cars whizzed past on the motorway. tree →
- An arrow whizzed over his head. tree →
- She's a real maths whiz: she did the sums in her head. tree →
- Whizz the bananas and milk in the blender. tree →
- Whiz! The rocket shot into the sky. tree →
- The last bubble of his happiness had burst, with a whiz and a whir, and I rushed away from the gold-maker's house. tree →
Note
Spelt «whiz» (US) or «whizz» (UK, Ireland, Australia). Past: whizzed. «Whizz-kid» = a clever young person. Informal; in formal writing use «expert». Do not confuse with «wiz»/«wizard».
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «whiz» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «whiz» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
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