Whizzing

adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1
The sound or action of something that whizzes.
"For, when the line is darting out, to be seated then in the boat, is like being seated in the midst of the manifold whizzings of a steam-engine in full play[…]"

Verb

1
present participle and gerund of whiz form-of, gerund, participle, present
2
present participle and gerund of whizz form-of, gerund, participle, present

Adjective

1
Spinning rapidly.
2
Producing a whizz; giving off a whizzing noise.
"From inside the mill there came a whizzing, whirring, and clashing sound, and now and then a bright saw-blade flashed in the air, as if in combat with the spirits of the night, to cut the stumps and uneven ends off the logs."

Synonyms

booming droning hum humming humming purring

Example

"I could hear the bullets whizzing overhead."

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