Definition of WHIZ

whiz

Plural: whizzes

Noun

  • someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
  • a buzzing or hissing sound as of something traveling rapidly through the air
    • "he heard the whiz of bullets near his head"
  • A whirring or hissing sound (as above).
  • Someone who is remarkably skilled at something.
  • An act of urination.
  • Amphetamine.
  • Pickpocketing.

Verb

Verb Forms: whizzed, whizzing, whizzes

  • To move quickly with a buzzing or hissing sound.
  • make a soft swishing sound
  • 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.
  • To urinate.

Prep

  • Pronunciation spelling of with.

Examples

  • He's a whiz with the computers.
  • I have to take a whiz.
  • The opponent’s turn seemed to whiz by as they rapidly placed a bingo.
  • We whizzed in the bushes.

Origin / Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Compare huzz, hizz, hiss. In some noun senses perhaps derived from wizard.

Synonyms

ace, adept, birr, champion, genius, hotshot, maven, mavin, purr, sensation, star, superstar, virtuoso, whir, whirr, whizz, wiz, wizard, Jedi Master, artist, break the seal, buff, call of nature, crack hand, crackerjack, dab, dab hand, dabster, don hand, easement, emiction, expert, hit the head, leak, making water, master, miction, micturate, micturition, number one, old hand, old soldier, old stager, pass water, past master, pee, piddle, piss, pissing, proficient, slash, take a leak, take a piss, take a whiz, tinkle, top gun, uresis, urinate, urination, veteran, void, wazz, wee, wee wee, wee-wee, whiz, widdle, wizz

Scrabble Score: 19

whiz: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
whiz: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
whiz: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

whiz: valid Words With Friends Word