whiz

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/wɪz/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/hwɪz, wɪz/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(hwiz, wiz)

Inflections of 'whiz' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
whizzes
v 3rd person singular
whizzing
v pres p
whizzed
v past
whizzed
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
whiz,
whizz
vi
(make whirring sound)zumbar vi
 They lit fireworks that threw off sparks and whizzed.
 The helicopter's rotor blades whizzed loudly.
 Tiraron fuegos artificiales que echaron chispas y zumbaron.
whiz,
whizz
vi
(rush, move swiftly)pasar zumbando loc verb
 The enemy's arrow whizzed through the air.
 The athlete whizzed along the track.
 La flecha del enemigo pasó zumbando por el aire.
whiz,
whizz
n
(whirring sound)zumbido nm
 The whiz of a dentist's drill makes me nervous.
 El zumbido del torno del dentista me pone nervioso.
whiz,
whizz,
wiz
n
figurative, informal (wizard: expert, skilled person)genio n común
  as n común
 My little sister's a real computer whiz.
 Mi hermana pequeña es una verdadera genio de las computadoras.
a whiz at [sth],
a whizz at [sth],
a wiz at [sth]
n
figurative, informal (wizard: person skilled at [sth])un as en algo expr
 He's a whiz at maths – he can even do equations in his head.
 Es un as en matemáticas, puede hasta calcular ecuaciones mentalmente.
whiz,
wizz
vi
vulgar, informal, US (urinate)mear vi
 I really need to whiz; can we pull over?
 Necesito mear, ¿podemos parar?
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
gee whiz interj US, informal (expressing surprise, gee)¡recórcholis! interj
  ¡caramba! interj
  ¡ostras! interj
gee whiz! interj US, slang (expressing astonishment)¡caramba!, ¡caray! interj
  ¡recórcholis!, ¡córcholis! interj
  ¡santo cielo!, ¡santo Dios! loc interj
 Gee whiz! I cannot believe you just said that!
 ¡Caramba! ¡No puedo creer que hayas dicho eso!
whiz by,
whiz past
vi + adv
(rush past)pasar a toda prisa loc verb
 Was that a cop car that just whizzed by?
whiz kid,
whiz-kid,
whizz kid,
whizz-kid
n
informal (prodigy in some area)niño prodigio, niña prodigio loc nm, loc nf
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