to whiz
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4.5
- verb
- /wɪz/
- US
:
pasar zumbando
- He watched the cars whiz by on the busy highway from his vantage point.
- whiz past
- cars whiz
You know, you could record sounds of cars whizzing by you on memorial drive.
- You know, you could record sounds of cars whizzing by you on memorial drive.
- But in those trenches with a machine gun, bullets whizzing, those guys were tough.
- When you see them bullets flying past and no doubt you can hear them whizzing past.
- I'm going to just do the look with the ALDI palette first and then I'll kind of like whiz through using the ABH palette.
- You've got to give it a bit of a shake and then just give it a little a little whiz.
- You can see the bees whizzing past you from the field to their their hives across the road.
- Anyway, Alfie and I are basically trying to whiz through A to do list that we have written down.
- They're stressful because cars are whizzing by there.
Examples
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You can see the bees whizzing past you from the field to their their hives across the road.
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A few cars whiz by, the cold wind whipping at his clothes.
Fiction book (1994) -
Let's go for a little ride, then you can whiz all over the city.
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I'm just going to quickly whiz through that now.
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Cars are just whizzing past me as fast as they can.
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Most travelers whiz along the highway in order to reach the Great Wall of China.
Blog text (16) -
But look out the side window and you see that the landscape is whizzing by very rapidly.
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We'll get the dune buggy and we'll whiz right out there.
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The cars whiz past.
Fiction book (1998) -
Cars whiz by, honking their horns, passengers leaning out, pumping fists in victory.
Fiction book (2000)
Synonyms
41
3.4
To move someone or something quickly and lightly
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1.3
To move very quickly, often making a low buzzing sound
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4.1
To move with a soft hissing or rustling sound in a smooth sweep
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4.5
To move very quickly and make a rushing sound
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3.7
To move quickly in a circle, often through the air
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5.6
To move quickly and make a soft rushing sound
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5.1
To move quickly while making a short, sharp sound
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3.9
To move very quickly along a road or path
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5.1
To move very fast, often making a soft rushing sound like a car or train
To make a high, sharp sound while moving quickly through the air
To move very quickly and make a rushing sound
To move very quickly and make a rushing sound
To move quickly while making a soft rushing sound
To move quickly while making a soft rushing sound
To move with a soft hissing or whooshing sound
To move or blow gently, making a soft rustling sound
To make a soft swishing sound when something moves quickly through the air
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Etymology
Whiz came from the same idea of a fast, hissing noise and soon meant 'move very quickly', even if you do not hear the sound. That's why a car can 'whizz' by us — it simply moves past very fast.