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whizzle

whizzle verb: to whiz or whirl along; to move with a hissing sound.

Verb

whizzle (third-person singular simple present whizzles, present participle whizzling, simple past and past participle whizzled)

  1. (Northern England, dialectal) To whiz or whirl along; to move with a hissing sound.
    • The chargers spun round each other, biting and striking, while the two blades wheeled and whizzled and circled in gleams of dazzling light.2008, Arthur Conan Doyle, The White Company
  2. (Northern England, dialectal) To go about one's way carelessly or heedlessly.

Noun

whizzle (plural whizzles)

  1. (Northern England, dialectal) A whizzing sound.

Forms of whizzle

Verb
third-person singular presentwhizzles
present participlewhizzling
past participlewhizzled
pastwhizzled
alternative formwizzle
alternative formweezle
Noun
pluralwhizzles

Origin of whizzle

From whiz + -le (frequentative suffix). Compare quizzle.

Questions about whizzle

What does whizzle mean?
Whizzle means to whiz or whirl along; to move with a hissing sound.
What part of speech is whizzle?
Whizzle can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of whizzle?
The past tense of whizzle is whizzled.

Words near whizzle in the dictionary

  1. whizzing sticks
  2. whizzingly
  3. whizzings
  4. whizzkid
  5. whizzkids
  6. whizzle
  7. whizzles
  8. whizzo
  9. whizzy
  10. WHL
  11. WHMIS

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