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- pronunciation:
- wIz
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
whizzes, whizzing, whizzed |
| definition 1: |
to make a buzzing or hissing sound by, or as if by, flying swiftly through the air.
The model airplane whizzed above them.- similar words:
- buzz
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| definition 2: |
to fly or rush past with such a sound.
He sent the football whizzing through the air. |
| related words: |
race, zip, zoom |
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| derivation: |
whizzingly (adv.) |
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