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Meaning of whiz

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  whiz
      n 1: someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field [syn: {ace},
           {adept}, {champion}, {sensation}, {maven}, {mavin},
           {virtuoso}, {genius}, {hotshot}, {star}, {superstar},
           {whiz}, {whizz}, {wizard}, {wiz}]
      2: a buzzing or hissing sound as of something traveling rapidly
         through the air; "he heard the whiz of bullets near his head"
      v 1: make a soft swishing sound; "the motor whirred"; "the car
           engine purred" [syn: {whizz}, {whiz}, {whirr}, {whir},
           {birr}, {purr}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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