whizz
part of speech
verb (whizz, whizzes, whizzed, whizzing); noun (a whizz, whizzes); also spelled whiz (mainly US)
meaning for a pupil
1) To whizz is to move very fast, often with a buzzing or whistling sound. tree →
2) A whizz (informal) is a person who is very good at something: a maths whizz. tree →
3) To whizz through something is to do it very quickly. tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday talk it describes fast bikes, cars and arrows. In school, a "maths whizz" or "computer whizz" is someone very skilled. Phrases: whizz past, whizz by, whizz through, a whizz at, whizz-kid.
examples
- A bike whizzed past us on the path. tree →
- She is a whizz at mental maths. tree →
- I whizzed through my homework. tree →
- Arrows whizzed over the castle wall. tree →
- The fireworks whizzed into the sky. tree →
- My little brother is a computer whizz. tree →
- Whizz! went the Catherine Wheel, as she spun round and round. tree →
note
UK spelling whizz, US whiz. Forms: whizzes, whizzed, whizzing. A "whizz-kid" is a young person who is very clever or successful. (UK slang, adults) whizz can also be a name for a drug — avoid.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «whizz» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.