"whiz" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /wɪz/ Audio: En-au-whiz.ogg [Australia] Forms: whizzes [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪz Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Compare huzz, hizz, hiss. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|en}} Onomatopoeic, {{m|en|huzz}} huzz, {{m|en|hizz}} hizz, {{m|en|hiss}} hiss Head templates: {{en-noun|~|whizzes}} whiz (countable and uncountable, plural whizzes)
  1. A whirring or hissing sound (as above). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Sounds Translations (whirring or hissing sound): ῥοῖζος (rhoîzos) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), фучене (fučene) [neuter] (Bulgarian), свистене (svistene) [neuter] (Bulgarian), گڤە (gve) (Central Kurdish), suhahdus (Finnish), sihinä (Finnish), sihahdus (Finnish), sähinä (Finnish), sähähdys (Finnish), süvítés (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-whiz-en-noun-wmKvmev6 Disambiguation of Sounds: 29 5 5 8 10 5 26 11 1 0 Disambiguation of 'whirring or hissing sound': 85 2 1 5 7
  2. (informal) Someone who is remarkably skilled at something. Tags: countable, informal, uncountable Categories (topical): People Synonyms: skilled person Translations (someone remarkably skilled at something): taituri (Finnish), taitaja (Finnish), taitoniekka (Finnish), génie [masculine] (French), Wunder- (German)
    Sense id: en-whiz-en-noun-YCkolPtM Disambiguation of People: 0 39 1 10 10 38 0 0 1 0 Disambiguation of 'someone remarkably skilled at something': 3 92 0 1 5
  3. (vulgar, slang, especially with the verb "take") An act of urination. Tags: countable, especially, slang, uncountable, vulgar Synonyms: urination
    Sense id: en-whiz-en-noun-uVMpVoTt Categories (other): English onomatopoeias Disambiguation of English onomatopoeias: 5 6 15 23 25 3 8 15 2
  4. (UK, slang, uncountable) Amphetamine. Tags: UK, slang, uncountable Categories (topical): People, Recreational drugs
    Sense id: en-whiz-en-noun-vLNUovks Disambiguation of People: 0 39 1 10 10 38 0 0 1 0 Disambiguation of Recreational drugs: 2 2 8 53 8 15 2 4 6 0 Categories (other): British English, English onomatopoeias, English prepositions Disambiguation of English onomatopoeias: 5 6 15 23 25 3 8 15 2 Disambiguation of English prepositions: 9 7 7 24 25 9 4 3 6 6
  5. (UK, slang, with "the") Pickpocketing. Tags: UK, countable, slang, uncountable, with-definite-article Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-whiz-en-noun-M~EKn6xl Disambiguation of People: 0 39 1 10 10 38 0 0 1 0 Categories (other): British English, English onomatopoeias, English prepositions Disambiguation of English onomatopoeias: 5 6 15 23 25 3 8 15 2 Disambiguation of English prepositions: 9 7 7 24 25 9 4 3 6 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wiz, wizz, whizz Derived forms: gee whiz, take a whiz, whiz kid, whizzer
Etymology number: 1

Preposition [English]

IPA: /wɪz/ Audio: En-au-whiz.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -ɪz Etymology: See with. Etymology templates: {{m|en|with}} with Head templates: {{head|en|prepositions|head=}} whiz, {{en-preposition}} whiz
  1. (slang) Pronunciation spelling of with. Tags: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling, slang Alternative form of: with Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-whiz-en-prep-YBOtKyb~ Disambiguation of People: 0 39 1 10 10 38 0 0 1 0 Categories (other): English pronunciation spellings, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 2 15 15 13 31 1 8 13 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [English]

IPA: /wɪz/ Audio: En-au-whiz.ogg [Australia] Forms: whizzes [present, singular, third-person], whizzing [participle, present], whizzed [participle, past], whizzed [past]
Rhymes: -ɪz Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Compare huzz, hizz, hiss. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|en}} Onomatopoeic, {{m|en|huzz}} huzz, {{m|en|hizz}} hizz, {{m|en|hiss}} hiss Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} whiz (third-person singular simple present whizzes, present participle whizzing, simple past and past participle whizzed)
  1. To make a whirring or hissing sound, similar to that of an object speeding through the air. Categories (topical): Sounds Translations (to make a whirring or hissing sound): фуча (fuča) (Bulgarian), свистя (svistja) (Bulgarian), suhista (Finnish), sihistä (Finnish), sähistä (Finnish), zischen (German), süvít (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-whiz-en-verb-kxXduSGQ Disambiguation of Sounds: 29 5 5 8 10 5 26 11 1 0 Disambiguation of 'to make a whirring or hissing sound': 94 6 0 0
  2. To rush or move swiftly with such a sound. Categories (topical): Sounds Translations (to rush or move swiftly with such sound): профучавам (profučavam) (Bulgarian), 呼啸 (hūxiào) (Chinese Mandarin), humista (Finnish), suhahtaa (Finnish), rauschen (German), düsen (German), zischen (German), schwirren (German), süvít (Hungarian), száguld (Hungarian), soprar com forte rugido (Portuguese), soplar con un fuerte rugido (Spanish), جھومنا،ہلنا، (Urdu)
    Sense id: en-whiz-en-verb-3RcqsyJj Disambiguation of Sounds: 29 5 5 8 10 5 26 11 1 0 Disambiguation of 'to rush or move swiftly with such sound': 8 82 10 0
  3. To throw or spin rapidly. Translations (to throw or spin rapidly): sujauttaa (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-whiz-en-verb-w5Vut4jt Categories (other): English onomatopoeias Disambiguation of English onomatopoeias: 5 6 15 23 25 3 8 15 2 Disambiguation of 'to throw or spin rapidly': 0 3 97 0
  4. (vulgar, slang) To urinate. Tags: slang, vulgar Synonyms: urinate
    Sense id: en-whiz-en-verb-u~WFOiiv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wiz, wizz, whizz Derived forms: whizzing stick, whizzle
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "We whizzed in the bushes.",
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          "ref": "1990, Stephen King, The Moving Finger",
          "text": "The first thing Howard did following Vi's departure was to haul the step-stool over to the kitchen sink and whiz into the drain again.",
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        "To urinate."
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        "(vulgar, slang) To urinate."
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          "word": "süvítés"
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          "code": "ckb",
          "lang": "Central Kurdish",
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          "ref": "1987, Kerry Cue, Hang On To Your Horses Doovers, page 77",
          "text": "The chefs are veritable whizzes at arranging food on your plate to look like happy frog faces and growly clown faces.",
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        "(informal) Someone who is remarkably skilled at something."
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          "_dis1": "3 92 0 1 5",
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          "sense": "someone remarkably skilled at something",
          "word": "taituri"
        },
        {
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "someone remarkably skilled at something",
          "word": "taitaja"
        },
        {
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "someone remarkably skilled at something",
          "word": "taitoniekka"
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        {
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "someone remarkably skilled at something",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "génie"
        },
        {
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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "someone remarkably skilled at something",
          "word": "Wunder-"
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        "An act of urination."
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        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "фучене"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "svistene",
      "sense": "whirring or hissing sound",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "свистене"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "whirring or hissing sound",
      "word": "suhahdus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "whirring or hissing sound",
      "word": "sihinä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "whirring or hissing sound",
      "word": "sihahdus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "whirring or hissing sound",
      "word": "sähinä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "whirring or hissing sound",
      "word": "sähähdys"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "rhoîzos",
      "sense": "whirring or hissing sound",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ῥοῖζος"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "whirring or hissing sound",
      "word": "süvítés"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "gve",
      "sense": "whirring or hissing sound",
      "word": "گڤە"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "someone remarkably skilled at something",
      "word": "taituri"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "someone remarkably skilled at something",
      "word": "taitaja"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "someone remarkably skilled at something",
      "word": "taitoniekka"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "someone remarkably skilled at something",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "génie"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "someone remarkably skilled at something",
      "word": "Wunder-"
    }
  ],
  "word": "whiz"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English 1-syllable words",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English prepositions",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "Rhymes:English/ɪz",
    "Rhymes:English/ɪz/1 syllable",
    "en:People",
    "en:Recreational drugs",
    "en:Sounds"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "with"
      },
      "expansion": "with",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "See with.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "prepositions",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "whiz",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "whiz",
      "name": "en-preposition"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "with"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English pronunciation spellings",
        "English slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Pronunciation spelling of with."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Pronunciation spelling",
          "pronunciation spelling"
        ],
        [
          "with",
          "with#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) Pronunciation spelling of with."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "pronunciation-spelling",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/wɪz/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪz"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-au-whiz.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/5d/En-au-whiz.ogg/En-au-whiz.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5d/En-au-whiz.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "whiz"
}

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