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💨 A hissing sound 💨 To hiss
to whizzle

to whizzle

9.5
To make a high, sharp sound while moving quickly through the air
  • verb
  • /ˈwɪzəl/
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  • As the arrow whizzed by, I ducked to avoid getting hit.

Examples

  • The rocket whizzed past us, leaving a trail of smoke in the sky.

  • The toy car whizzed around the track, impressing all the children.

  • You were lost whizzing off, much like my Pocabus intro.

  • I think that'll that's probably too much actually, but we will go with that and we'll let that whizz itself round underneath.

  • And I'll probably take this little cream blush brush of mine, blend it round the edges, whizz it round the edges, don't get any sharp lines.

  • I'm really fond of the line "shine a bright light," meaning to expose cruel or shady dealings that need some sunshine on them so they will whizzle up and disappear like a salted slug.

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Synonyms

to hiss
vsto whizzle
31 1.9

To make a sharp, high sound like a snake or steam escaping

is usually heard while moving quickly through air rather than being static
to whistle
vsto whizzle
27 3.3

To move quickly while making a high whistling sound

is more about thin sibilant noises rather than piercing tones
to sizzle
vsto whizzle
25 3.7

To make a hissing, crackling sound when hot, as in frying

is about moving fast through air with a sibilant rushing sound
to swish
vsto whizzle
20 4.1

To move with a soft hissing or rustling sound in a smooth sweep

is focused on fast air motion rather than gentle sweeping movement
to whirr
vsto whizzle
16 6.7

To make a soft, steady buzzing sound often from things that move fast like fan blades

is shorter and more sibilant instead of long low vibrating noise
to whoosh
vsto whizzle
13 4.5

To move very quickly and make a rushing sound

is less about strength and more about the thin high air sound
to swoosh
vsto whizzle
3 5.6

To move quickly and make a soft rushing sound

is similar but stresses a sibilant or sharp air noise while moving
to whizz along
vsto whizzle
  • UK
1 5.1

To move very fast, often making a soft rushing sound like a car or train

is more about thin sibilant noises while cutting through air
to swosh
vsto whizzle
9.6

To move with a soft hissing or whooshing sound

is the same idea but implies a stronger sibilant rushing noise
to woosh
vsto whizzle
  • Informal
7.9

To move very quickly and make a rushing sound

is closer to sharp and piercing sounds rather than soft ones
to whish
vsto whizzle
8.2

To move quickly while making a soft rushing sound

is sharper and more sibilant rather than soft sweeping noise
to whush
vsto whizzle
  • UK
8.6

To move quickly while making a soft rushing sound

is crisper and more sharply sibilant than the breathy noise
to wiffle
vsto whizzle
8.4

To make a soft swishing sound when something moves quickly through the air

is less soft and tends toward sharper sibilant or rushing tones
to whiffle
vsto whizzle
7.3

To move or blow gently, making a soft rustling sound

is generally sharper stressing thin sibilant noises rather than rustling

How Fast

to whoosh
13 4.5
to whizzle
9.5
to whirr
16 6.7

Surface Forms

whizzle infinitive
whizzled past
whizzled past participle
whizzing present participle
whizzles third person singular

Morphology

whizzle = whiz (transparent) = whiz + le

The verb sense is a direct verbal form of 'whiz' with '-le' producing a verb meaning 'to make a whizzing sound' or move in that manner.

Etymology

Whizzle as a verb comes from the same sound whiz plus the small ending -le, so to whizzle is to make that quick, hissing whiz while moving fast through the air.