1. [informal] Move or travel very quickly
   "He whizzed down the hall to receive his guests";
   - rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie [archaic], speed, race, pelt along [informal], rush along, bucket along [informal], belt along [informal], step on it [informal], travel rapidly, hurry, zip [informal], zoom, zoom along [informal], whizz along [informal], bucket [informal], belt [informal], barrel [informal], rocket [informal], wing [informal], pelt [informal]
    
2. Make a soft swishing sound
   "the motor whizzed";
   - whiz, whirr, whir, birr, purr

1. Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
   "She's a real tech whizz, always up-to-date with the latest gadgets";
   - ace [informal], adept, champion, sensation, maven [US, informal], mavin [US, informal], virtuoso, genius, hotshot [informal], star, superstar, whiz [informal], wizard [informal], wiz [informal], megastar [informal]

Derived forms: whizzes

Type of: expert, go, locomote, move, sound, travel

Encyclopedia: Whizz