whiss
whiss is the obsolete form of whiz.
Meaning of whiz
Verb
whiz (third-person singular simple present whizzes, present participle whizzing, simple past and past participle whizzed)
- To make a whirring or hissing sound, similar to that of an object speeding through the air.
- To rush or move swiftly with such a sound.
- To throw or spin rapidly.
- I whizzed the ball past the catcher.
- To urinate.
- We whizzed in the bushes.
- Synonyms:
- break the seal, hit the head, micturate, pass water, pee, piddle, piss, slash, take a leak, take a piss
Forms of whiss
| third-person singular present | whisses |
|---|---|
| present participle | whissing |
| past participle | whissed |
| past | whissed |
Questions about whiss
- What is whiss the obsolete form of?
- Whiss is the obsolete form of whiz.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: whiss (page history and authors); whiz (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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