"whizz" meaning in English

See whizz in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: whizzes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} whizz (countable and uncountable, plural whizzes)
  1. Alternative spelling of whiz Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: whiz Derived forms: take a whizz
    Sense id: en-whizz-en-noun-Br5JEyv3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51

Verb

Forms: whizzes [present, singular, third-person], whizzing [participle, present], whizzed [participle, past], whizzed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} whizz (third-person singular simple present whizzes, present participle whizzing, simple past and past participle whizzed)
  1. Alternative spelling of whiz Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: whiz
    Sense id: en-whizz-en-verb-Br5JEyv3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for whizz meaning in English (1.6kB)

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