- present tense form of whiz (3rd person singular).
whizzes
Example Sentences
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Leibowitz, who died May 6 at age 89, was a forerunner of the so-called quants, math whizzes who would become major factors in financial markets two decades later.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026
Across two hours, Buckley’s Bride shoots, kicks, contorts, dances, scrapes, whizzes, licks and screams, all the while coming no closer to her true self than she was at the start of the film.
From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026
“The History of Concrete” is about the history of concrete — he’s not kidding about that — but as ever, his expedition whizzes the audience from one unexpected pit stop to another.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026
The actual act of mining involves computer whizzes trying to solve a numerical puzzle; the first miner to solve it gets the newly created Bitcoin.
From Slate • Mar. 28, 2025
A nurse whizzes past, clutching a chart and looking at her shoes.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
