whizzing
present participle ofwhizz
whizz
verb[I+ adv/prep]
UKinformal(USusuallywhiz);(USalsowiz)uk/wɪz/us/wɪz/tomoveor do something veryfast:
Apolicecarwhizzedby, onitsway to theaccident.
We whizzedthroughtherehearsal, so that we'd befinishedbylunchtime.
Time just whizzespastwhen you'reenjoyingyourself.
Moving quickly
- agility
- beetle
- bowl down/alongsomething
- careen
- career
- gallop
- gun
- leg
- outsail
- pelt
- rush
- scamper
- scoot
- scrabble
- scramble
- scud
- shoot
- stampede
- ton
- trot
Examplesofwhizzing
whizzing
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
It sits like an island, trafficwhizzingby on the three major arteries.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Happily, its often droll and deadpan style makes it easy to watch even if some of the references arewhizzingby unappreciated.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.For more than a quarter century the inn was marooned on a median island, with motor trafficwhizzingpast on both sides.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Her pacing is off, with some scenes going on longer than they need to and otherswhizzingby so fast you miss the nuances.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Basically you'd wait for this huge camera truck to comewhizzingin front of us with the camera.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He had fantastic acceleration and a tricky swerve, but he could also stop dead in his tracks whilst running at full speed, which left many would-be tacklerswhizzinginto touch!
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- ploughman
- ploughman's lunch
- ploughman-s-lunch
- plough on
- plough-on
- ploughshare
- plough something back
- plough something back/in
- plough sth back
- plough-sth-back
- plough sth back/in
- plough-sth-back-in
- plough sth back in/plough sth back into sth
- plough sth into sth
- plough-sth-into-sth
- plough-through
- plough through something
- plough through sth
- plough-through-sth
- plover
- plow
- plow-back
- plow-back-in
- plowed
- plow-into