whiz

English

Onomatopoeic. Compare huzz, hizz, hiss.

whiz (third-person singular simple present whizzes, present participle whizzing, simple past and past participle whizzed)

To make a whirring or hissing sound, similar to that of an object speeding through the air.
To rush or move swiftly with such a sound.
To throw or spin rapidly.
(vulgar, slang) To urinate.
We whizzed in the bushes.

to make a whirring or hissing sound

to rush or move swiftly with such sound

to throw or spin rapidly

urinate — see urinate

whiz (plural whizzes)

A whirring or hissing sound (as above).
(informal) Someone who is remarkably skilled at something.
(vulgar, slang, especially with the verb "take") An act of urination.
I have to take a whiz.
(Britain, slang, uncountable) Amphetamine.
(Britain, slang, with "the") Pickpocketing.

whirring or hissing sound

someone remarkably skilled at something

urination — see urination

See with.

whiz

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