whiz

whiz is a 4-letter English word with 5 senses as intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 19 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 19 · Words With Friends 18 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. intransitive verb. 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.
2. noun. A hissing and humming sound.
3. noun. a buzzing or hissing sound as of something traveling rapidly through the air

   "he heard the whiz of bullets near his head"

4. noun. someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

   Synonyms: ace, adept, champion, genius, hotshot, maven, mavin, sensation, star, superstar, virtuoso, whizz

5. verb. make a soft swishing sound

   "the motor whirred"

   "the car engine purred"

   Synonyms: birr, purr, whir, whirr, whizz

Synonyms

ace, adept, champion, genius, hotshot, maven, mavin, sensation, star, superstar, virtuoso, whizz, wiz, wizard, birr, purr, whir, whirr

Common word forms

whizzed, whizzer, whizzing

Words from these letters

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