Associations to the word «Whiz»

Wiktionary

WHIZ, verb. To make a whirring or hissing sound, similar to that of an object speeding through the air.
WHIZ, verb. To rush or move swiftly with such a sound.
WHIZ, verb. To throw or spin rapidly.
WHIZ, verb. (vulgar) (slang) To urinate.
WHIZ, noun. A whirring or hissing sound (as above).
WHIZ, noun. (informal) Someone who is remarkably skilled at something.
WHIZ, noun. (vulgar) (slang) (especially with the verb "take") An act of urination; a wiz.
WHIZ, noun. (UK) (slang) (uncountable) amphetamine.
WHIZ KID, noun. A brilliant or accomplished young person.

Dictionary definition

WHIZ, noun. Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field.
WHIZ, noun. A buzzing or hissing sound as of something traveling rapidly through the air; "he heard the whiz of bullets near his head".
WHIZ, verb. Make a soft swishing sound; "the motor whirred"; "the car engine purred".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats