Whiz (Verb)
Meaning
Make a soft swishing sound; "the motor whirred"; "the car engine purred".
Classification
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.
Examples
- The arrow whizzed past my ear, missing it by mere inches.
- As the bullet whizzed through the air, the crowd ducked in unison.
- The air was filled with the sound of the plane's engines whizzing by.
- She whizzed down the mountain on skis, effortlessly navigating the slopes.
- The speeding car whizzed past the stationary vehicles.