Whiz

v. i.	1.	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. [imp. & p. p. Whizzed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Whizzing.] It flew, and whizzing, cut the liquid way. - Dryden.
n.	1.	A hissing and humming sound. Like the whiz of my crossbow. - Coleridge.

Noun	1.	whiz - someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field Synonyms: adept, hotshot, maven, mavin, superstar, virtuoso, whizz, wiz, wizard, sensation, star, ace, genius, champion
	2.	whiz - a buzzing or hissing sound as of something traveling rapidly through the air; "he heard the whiz of bullets near his head"
Verb	1.	whiz - make a soft swishing sound; "the motor whirred"; "the car engine purred" Synonyms: birr, purr, whir, whirr, whizz

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