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Meanings of whiz in English

Portuguese
perito
Catalan
as
Spanish
as

Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field.

perito
Portuguese
ronronar
Catalan
bonir

Make a soft swishing sound.

ronronar
Synonyms
Examples for "purr"
Examples for "purr"
1
The hushed purr of the spring broke the stillness in metallic tinklings.
Heralds of Empire / Being the Story of One Ramsay Stanhope, Lieu...
2
Two: Cats have created the perfect purr to make you feed them.
BBC
3
I did not know whether to expect a purr or a roar.
The Great Book of Amber
4
She leaned across the table, her voice dropping to a dangerous purr.
Terminal
5
JOHN: I never learned to purr; it must be amusing-forthe Queen.
A Parody Outline of History / Wherein May Be Found a Curiously I...
1
The whir of the rotors on the support choppers was long gone.
All You Need Is Kill
2
The generator was loud; I hoped we'd get used to its whir.
Delta girls
3
I push the button and let the saw whir to a stop.
Cleaving
4
A whir of wings in the air above her head awakened Varta.
The Gifts of Asti
5
They were deep in the forest when they heard a whir overhead.
The Rover Boys on a Hunt; or, The Mysterious House in the Woods
1
In the midst of all this the tower clock began to whirr-
English Fairy Tales
2
Turkeys run into the coppice, and pheasants whirr up from the path.
The Scalp Hunters
3
The whirr of an approaching motor caused them both to look up.
Calvary Alley
4
The phonograph went off into an inarticulate whirr of its own machinery.
Hugo: A Fantasia on Modern Themes
5
The cab began to quiver, then it started forward with a whirr.
England, My England
1
Very faint at first were the birr of wheels and the tat-tat-tat of the horses' feet.
The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard
2
A gentle birr, like the distant note of a toneless beetle, insinuated itself into their dreams.
The Return of Blue Pete
3
Kerosene is retailing at 8.59 birr from 5.72 birr previously.
Reuters
4
A slick Wexford side claimed victory in blustery conditions at Birr yesterday.
The Irish Times
5
They have two children and divide their time between London and Birr.
The Irish Times
Usage of whiz in English
1
Princeton computer science whiz Ed Felten and others point out the conundrum.
Wired
2
You may be a whiz at design, but I know the marketplace.
The Great Book of Amber
3
Stop and add the flour and baking powder and whiz some more.
Radio NZ
4
The tray ended up on the floor and gee whiz, what's this?
Radio NZ
5
That's the message of Barnaby Jack, a software-cracking whiz turned digital-security researcher.
Wired
6
Our computer whiz, Barbi, without missing a beat as she types, translates.
Getting old is tres dangereux
7
Gee whiz, I didn't see any signal but I didn't look behind.
Pee-wee Harris on the Trail
8
You should have heard me whiz, and seen the electric fur fly!
The Entire Project Gutenberg Works of Mark Twain
9
Whenever a head popped up over the wall of either fort, whiz!
Four Little Blossoms and Their Winter Fun
10
Then, when he approached within a few feet of the ambush, whiz!
The Old Santa Fe Trail: The Story of a Great Highway
11
Gee whiz, I've got to be faithful to a trust, haven't I?
Pee-wee Harris Adrift
12
The news coverage of technology is mostly a 'gee whiz' kind of thing.
Wired
13
I'm no whiz; there's not much occasion to use it in the Bahamas.
The sailcloth shroud
14
In his first year of college, Massoud discovered he was a math whiz.
Ghost wars
15
Not being an electronic audio whiz myself, I don't know what that means.
Wired
16
He sent it shooting into the realms of the soulful with a whiz.
The Man Upstairs and Other Stories
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