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Meanings of whizz 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

            Move along very quickly.

                  Usage of whizz in English
                  1
                  The more the corn fell, the quicker she made the sickle whizz.
                  The Path of Life
                  2
                  He was a mathematics whizz-kid and destined for Harvard and great things.
                  The Guardian
                  3
                  It was at this time that the whizz-bang shell made its debut.
                  One Young Man / The simple and true story of a clerk who enliste...
                  4
                  Shots began to whizz overhead and to splash the water around us.
                  Jimgrim and Allah's Peace
                  5
                  The pods whizz up obligingly and stop politely, waiting to be boarded.
                  The Guardian
                  6
                  Add the yoghurt to the last batch of soup and whizz smooth.
                  The Guardian
                  7
                  Pour the soup into a blender, then whizz for a few seconds.
                  The Guardian
                  8
                  When you've got that going for you, everything else is a whizz.
                  After midnight
                  9
                  Bennies, blues and billy whizz I knew -Benzedrine, diazepam and amphetamines.
                  Foxglove Summer
                  10
                  The whizz of limbs, heads, stone, wood, iron, high in the air.
                  Leaves of Grass
                  11
                  Most of us regard scientific whizz-kids as a different breed to arty types.
                  The Irish Times
                  12
                  No doubt many recorded it, so they could whizz through the ads later.
                  The Guardian
                  13
                  Meanwhile, even tinier males whizz out from the shadows at the critical moment.
                  Dr Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation
                  14
                  There is zero waiting time and you can whizz along the bus lane.
                  The Guardian
                  15
                  Add the egg yolk &water and whizz until the dough just comes together.
                  Radio NZ
                  16
                  It will have to be truth all the way. Gee whizz.
                  The Irish Times
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                  Translations for whizz
                  Whizz through the time
                  Whizz across language varieties
                  Ireland
                  Common
                  United Kingdom
                  Less common