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Wee vs Whiz - What's the difference?

wee | whiz |

As nouns the difference between wee and whiz

is that wee is while whiz is a whirring or hissing sound (as above).

As a verb whiz is

to make a whirring or hissing sound, similar to that of an object speeding through the air.

wee

English

(wikipedia wee)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) (15c).

Adjective

(er)
  • (Scotland, Northern Ireland, North England, NZ) Small, little.
  • * 2008 , (James Kelman), Kieron Smith, Boy , Penguin 2009, p. 73:
    • I had not seen a wee' boy do it like that before. He was ' weer than me and his swimming was just like splashing about.
    You looked a little cold so I lit a wee fire.

    References

    * Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary: Tenth Edition (1997)

    Etymology 2

    Unknown

    Noun

    (-)
  • (colloquial, uncountable) urine
  • (colloquial) An act of urination.
    • to have a wee
    Synonyms
    * wee wee * See also * See also

    Verb

  • (colloquial) To urinate.
    • Synonyms
    * See also

    Anagrams

    * * English terms with homophones English terms with unknown etymologies ----

    whiz

    English

    Alternative forms

    * whizz

    Verb

  • 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.
  • (vulgar, slang) To urinate.
    • We whizzed in the bushes.

    Noun

    (whizzes)
  • A whirring or hissing sound (as above).
  • (informal) Someone who is remarkably skilled at something.
  • An act of urination; a wiz.
    • I have to take a whiz .
  • (UK, slang, uncountable) amphetamine.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * whiz kid