whiz Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
    mavin; champion; ace; genius; wizard; sensation; virtuoso; maven; adept; superstar; hotshot; star; whizz; wiz.
  2. noun a buzzing or hissing sound as of something traveling rapidly through the air
    • he heard the whiz of bullets near his head
  3. verb make a soft swishing sound
    purr; birr; whizz; whir; whirr.
    • the motor whirred
    • the car engine purred

WordNet

Whiz intransitive verb
Etymology
Of imitative origin. . Cf. Whistle, and Hiss.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Whizzed ; present participle & verbal noun Whizzing
Definitions
  1. To make a humming or hissing sound, like an arrow or ball flying through the air; to fly or move swiftly with a sharp hissing or whistling sound. Written also whizz.
    It flew, and whizzing, cut the liquid way. Dryden.
Whiz noun
Definitions
  1. A hissing and humming sound.
    Like the whiz of my crossbow. Coleridge.

Webster 1913