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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

呼啸而过

Pronunciation / Transliteration: hūxiào ér guò

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Whizzing/ˈwɪz.ɪŋ/
verbadjectivenounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14200 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"赛车呼啸而过,留下了一阵风。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    Moving very quickly through the air, typically making a high-pitched buzzing or humming sound.

    "Several arrows came whizzing past their heads during the drill."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Proceeding or operating with great speed and efficiency.

    "She took a whizzing tour through the company's regional offices."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Imitative in origin, the verb whizz arose in the early 17th century to mimic the sound of a fast-moving object cutting through the air. It stems from earlier imitative roots like hiss and wheeze, evolving to describe both high-speed motion and the accompanying acoustic phenomenon.

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