Whir vs Whiz - What's the difference?
whir | whiz |
*1909 , (William Hope Hodgson), (The Ghost Pirates)
*:Suddenly, the time-keeper struck three bells, and the deeper notes of the bell forrard, answered them. I gave a start. It seemed to me that they had been struck close to my elbow. There was something unaccountably strange in the air that night. Then, even as the Second Mate answered the look-out's "All's well," there came the sharp whir and rattle of running gear, on the port side of the mainmast.
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.
A whirring or hissing sound (as above).
(informal) Someone who is remarkably skilled at something.
An act of urination; a wiz.
(UK, slang, uncountable) amphetamine.
As nouns the difference between whir and whiz
is that whir is an alternative spelling of lang=en while whiz is a whirring or hissing sound (as above).As verbs the difference between whir and whiz
is that whir is an alternative spelling of lang=en while whiz is to make a whirring or hissing sound, similar to that of an object speeding through the air.whir
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(en noun)Verb
(en-verb)whiz
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Alternative forms
* whizzVerb
- We whizzed in the bushes.
Noun
(whizzes)- I have to take a whiz .