Whiz

[hwɪz]

Definition

(noun.) a buzzing or hissing sound as of something traveling rapidly through the air; 'he heard the whiz of bullets near his head'.

Edited by Flo--From WordNet

Definition

(v. i.) To make a humming or hissing sound, like an arrow or ball flying through the air; to fly or move swiftly with a sharp hissing or whistling sound.

(n.) A hissing and humming sound.

Checked by Barry

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. n. Buzz.

n. Whirring, buzzing noise.

Editor: Whitney

Definition

v.i. to make a hissing sound like an arrow or ball flying through the air:—pr.p. whiz′zing; pa.t. and pa.p. whizzed.—n. a hissing sound.—ns. Whiz′zer; Whiz′zing.—adv. Whiz′zingly.

Edited by Ethelred