whizzing

Meanings

• Noun

  The sound made by something moving quickly through the air.

  - "The sound of a bullet whizzing by my ear was deafening."
  - "The wind caused the leaves to make a whizzing sound as they rustled in the trees."

• Noun

  A state of excitement or agitation.

  - "After winning the lottery, John was in a state of whizzing."
  - "The crowd was in a whizzing during the final moments of the game."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with whizzing
fizzing , sizzling , drizzling , mizzling

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Variants

List of all variants of whizzing that leads to same result
whiz , whizz , whizzed , whizzes , whizzing

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Etymology

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From Old English hwisian, meaning 'to fly, rush, or pass swiftly'.

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Trivia

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1. The sound of whizzing can be heard in space as meteors enter the Earth's atmosphere.

2. Whizzing is often used as a sound effect in cartoons and animation.

3. The word 'whizzing' is often used interchangeably with the word 'sizzling' to describe a hissing or hissing sound.

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Related Concepts

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1. Sound: Whizzing is a type of sound.

2. Projectile: Whizzing is often used to describe the sound of a projectile in flight.

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Culture

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In literature, 'whizzing' is often used to describe the sound of bullets or other projectiles in action scenes. In music, it can be used as a sound effect in electronic music.

How to Memorize "whizzing"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a bullet flying through the air and hear the sound it makes as it whizzes by.
   - Visualize a leaf rustling in the wind and imagine the sound it makes as it whizzes past your ear.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the sound of whizzing with the sound of a bullet or other projectile in flight.
   - Associate the sound of whizzing with the sound of wind rustling through leaves.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Whizzing Bullets' to remember the sound of bullets in flight.
   - Use the mnemonic 'Wind in the Trees' to remember the sound of wind rustling through leaves.

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