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- [hwiz, wiz]
- /ʰwɪz, wɪz/
- /wɪz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hwiz, wiz]
- /ʰwɪz, wɪz/
Definitions of whiz word
- verb without object whiz to make a humming, buzzing, or hissing sound, as an object passing swiftly through the air. 1
- verb without object whiz to move or rush with such a sound: The angry hornets whizzed by in a cloud. 1
- verb with object whiz to cause to whiz. 1
- verb with object whiz to treat with a whizzer. 1
- noun whiz wizard (def 3). 1
- noun whiz A whistling or whooshing sound made by something moving fast through the air. 1
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Origin of whiz
First appearance:
before 1540 One of the 30% oldest English words
1540-50; imitative; cf. fizz
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Whiz
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
whiz popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
whiz usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for whiz
noun whiz
- expert — A person who has a comprehensive and authoritative knowledge of or skill in a particular area.
- prodigy — a person, especially a child or young person, having extraordinary talent or ability: a musical prodigy.
- genius — an exceptional natural capacity of intellect, especially as shown in creative and original work in science, art, music, etc.: the genius of Mozart. Synonyms: intelligence, ingenuity, wit; brains.
- boffin — A boffin is a scientist, especially one who is doing research.
- wizard — a person who practices magic; magician or sorcerer.
verb whiz
- whir — to go, fly, revolve, or otherwise move quickly with a humming or buzzing sound: An electric fan whirred softly in the corner.
- hum — to make a low, continuous, droning sound.
- hiss — to make or emit a sharp sound like that of the letter s prolonged, as a snake does, or as steam does when forced under pressure through a small opening.
- buzz — If something buzzes or buzzes somewhere, it makes a long continuous sound, like the noise a bee makes when it is flying.
- rattle — to give out or cause a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as in consequence of agitation and repeated concussions: The windows rattled in their frames.
adjective whiz
- hard-working — industrious; zealous: a hardworking family man.
- eggheaded — of or befitting an egghead.
- sharp-sighted — having keen sight.
- einstein — (photochemistry) One mole of photons, regardless of frequency, as used to measure irradiance.
Antonyms for whiz
noun whiz
- amateur — An amateur is someone who does something as a hobby and not as a job.
- apprentice — An apprentice is a young person who works for someone in order to learn their skill.
- expectation — A strong belief that something will happen or be the case in the future.
- greenhorn — an untrained or inexperienced person.
- rookie — an athlete playing his or her first season as a member of a professional sports team: The rookie replaced the injured regular at first base.
verb whiz
- dawdle — If you dawdle, you spend more time than is necessary going somewhere.
- delay — If you delay doing something, you do not do it immediately or at the planned or expected time, but you leave it until later.
- slow — moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity: a slow train.
- decelerate — When a vehicle or machine decelerates or when someone in a vehicle decelerates, the speed of the vehicle or machine is reduced.
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