how to pronounce whiz

/ˈwɪz/

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whiz is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of whiz in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… going to fairly whiz through what the …”

meanings of whiz

noun:

Amphetamine.
An act of urination.
Someone who is remarkably skilled at something.
A whirring or hissing sound (as above).
Pickpocketing.

verb:

To urinate.
To throw or spin rapidly.
To rush or move swiftly with such a sound.
To make a whirring or hissing sound, similar to that of an object speeding through the air.

preposition:

Pronunciation spelling of with.

whiz frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word whiz occurs in english on average 1.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics whiz can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that whiz can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;