whiz

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

1. someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
ace, adept, champion, sensation, maven,
mavin, virtuoso, genius, hotshot, star, superstar,
whizz, wizard, wiz
• Derivationally related forms:
star (for: star), virtuoso (for: virtuoso), adept (for: adept), ace (for: ace)
• Hypernyms:
expert
• Hyponyms:
track star
2. a buzzing or hissing sound as of something traveling rapidly through the air
- he heard the whiz of bullets near his head
• Hypernyms:
sound

II - verb

make a soft swishing sound (Freq. 2)
- the motor whirred
- the car engine purred
• Syn:
whizz, whirr, whir, birr, purr
• Derivationally related forms:
birr (for: birr), whir (for: whir), whirring (for: whir), whirr (for: whirr)
• Hypernyms:
sound, go
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  whizz, whirr, whir, birr, purr