whizzle
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From whiz + -le (frequentative suffix). Compare quizzle.
Verb
whizzle (third-person singular simple present whizzl, present participle ing, simple past and past participle whizzled)
- (dialectal, Northern England) To whiz or whirl along; to move with a hissing sound.
- 2008, Arthur Conan Doyle, The White Company:
- 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:
- (dialectal, Northern England) To go about one's way carelessly or heedlessly.
Noun
whizzle (plural whizzles)
- (dialectal, Northern England) A whizzing sound.