whiz

/wiz/ Cách viết khác : (whizz) /wiz/

Thân thiện

A baseball whizzed past the batter's head.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • A buzzing or hissing sound: A sharp, high-pitched sound made by something moving very quickly through the air.
   • An expert; a highly skilled person: (Informal) Someone who is extremely talented or proficient in a particular field.

2. Verb:

   • To move quickly with a buzzing or hissing sound: To make a whirring or zipping noise while moving rapidly.
   • To make a soft swishing sound: To produce a continuous, humming, or purring noise.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Sound):

  • The whiz of the arrow startled the birds.
  • He ducked at the whiz of the bullet passing overhead.

• Noun (Person):

  • She's a computer whiz and can fix any software problem.
  • He's a whiz at solving complex math equations.

• Verb:

  • The baseball whizzed past the batter's ear.
  • Cars whizzed by on the highway.
  • The fan blades whizzed softly as they spun.

Advanced Usage

• "to whiz through (something)": To complete a task very quickly and easily.
  • She whizzed through the exam in half the allotted time.
• "to take a whiz": (Very informal, slang) To urinate.
  • He stopped the car to take a whiz by the side of the road.

Variants and Related Words

• Whizz: An alternative spelling, especially common in British English.
• Wiz: An informal, shortened spelling used primarily for the "expert" meaning (e.g., ).
• Whiz kid: (Noun) A young person who is exceptionally intelligent or skilled.
  • The tech company hired a whiz kid straight out of college.
• Whizzing: (Adjective/Verb form) Describing the action or sound.
  • The whizzing noise was constant.

Synonyms

• Noun (Sound): Zip, buzz, hiss, whir, swoosh.
• Noun (Person): Expert, ace, wizard, genius, prodigy, maestro.
• Verb: Zip, zoom, buzz, whir, streak, fly.

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Whiz by/past: To move past something very quickly.
  • The train whizzed by the station without stopping.
• Whiz through: As noted in Advanced Usage.

Related Idioms

• A whiz-bang: (Informal) Something that is very impressive, exciting, or successful.
  • The product launch was a real whiz-bang event.
• Like a whiz: With great speed or skill.
  • She finished the puzzle like a whiz.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a buzzing or hissing sound as of something traveling rapidly through the air
   • he heard the whiz of bullets near his head
2. someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

Verb

1. make a soft swishing sound
   • the motor whirred
   • the car engine purred

Từ đồng nghĩa

• whizz
• whirr
• whir
• birr
• purr