Whizz

Examples

• She heard a step following them along the flags; it stopped when they stopped, looking out along the line and hearing the whizz of the coming train. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• There, it is nine o'clock, she interrupted, hearing a whizz and a dinging downstairs. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• Just as they were a few yards from the shore, the rocket flashed skyward with a sharp whizz, scattering trains of sparks in its ascent. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• The London train whizzed by, drew back some yards, and in Mr. Bell was hurried by the impatient guard. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• I felt the wind of his bullet as it whizzed past my ear, and at the same instant I saw him crumple to the ground. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• A clog whizzed through the air. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• The bell rung, the steamer whizzed, the engine groaned and coughed, and away swept the boat down the river. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• They whizzed out on to the terrace like a couple of skyrockets, wild to see the Indians exhibit their tricks. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• The shaft whizzed away with force enough to delight him, and, lo, there was the first bow-and-arrow! Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• While she remained thus, overcome by her forebodings, the old clock indoors whizzed forth twelve strokes. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.

Editor: Megan