to be a whizz at something
1whizz — [[t](h)wɪ̱z[/t]] whizzes, whizzing, whizzed 1) VERB If something whizzes somewhere, it moves there very fast. [INFORMAL] [V prep/adv] Stewart felt a bottle whizz past his head... [V prep/adv] A car whizzed past. 2) N COUNT: oft a N at/with/on n… …
2whizz through — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms whizz through : present tense I/you/we/they whizz through he/she/it whizzes through present participle whizzing through past tense whizzed through past participle whizzed through informal whizz through… …
3whizz — [wɪz] also whiz noun [countable] informal someone who is very skilled in a particular activity or is successful in a particular area of work: • Top managers may be financial whizzes, but they aren t marketing geniuses. • He s a whizz at website… …
4whizz through — ˈwhizz through [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they whizz through he/she/it whizzes through present participle whizzing through past tense whizzed through …
5whizz-kid — whizz kids also whizzkid, whizz kid N COUNT: usu with supp If you refer to a young person as a whizz kid, you mean that they have achieved success at a young age because they are very clever and very good at something, especially making money.… …
6whizz-kid — ˈwhizz kid noun [countable] a young person who is very skilled in a particular activity or is very successful in a particular area of work * * * whizz kid UK US US also whiz kid) noun [C] ► a young person who is very good and successful at… …
7whizz — (also whiz) ► VERB (whizzed, whizzing) 1) move quickly through the air with a whistling or whooshing sound. 2) move or go fast. 3) (whizz through) do or deal with quickly. ► NOUN 1) …
8whizz — I UK [wɪz] / US verb Word forms whizz : present tense I/you/we/they whizz he/she/it whizzes present participle whizzing past tense whizzed past participle whizzed informal 1) a) [intransitive] to move or to travel very quickly The ball whizzed… …
9whizz — whizz1 BrE whiz AmE [wız] v 1.) [always + adverb/preposition] [i]informal a) to move very quickly, often making a sound like something rushing through the air ▪ An ambulance whizzed past. ▪ I saw a big piece of metal whizzing through the air. b) …
10whizz — 1 also whiz especially AmE verb (I) 1 (always + adv/prep) informal a) to move very quickly, often making a sound like something rushing through the air (+ by/around/past): Martin whizzed by us on his bicycle. b) to do something very quickly: Let… …
