How To Use Whizz In A Sentence

  • Place all the ingredients in a blender and whizz into a salsa. Times, Sunday Times
  • I whizz round the lot in an hour and walk into the centre of town hoping for something more exciting. Times, Sunday Times
  • What sort of music would you listen to if you did have a whizzy waterproof iPod and didn't have to concentrate and count? Rebecca Adlington | Small Talk
  • Suddenly the silence was interrupted by the sound of arrows whizzing and striking soft objects.
  • I somehow doubt whether things would have come so far, so fast if Sir Tim or CERN had tried to make money from this whizzo Web idea. The Free Web: 15 Years Old Today
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  • But as soon as the rifle had flashed there was the _fad, fad, fad_ of hurried steps, something whizzed in at the window, and with Trapped by Malays A Tale of Bayonet and Kris
  • After his cult hit Withnail & I, writer-director Bruce Robinson teamed up again with Richard E Grant for this misconceived satire about an advertising whizz-kid who develops an alter-ego in the form of a talking boil on his shoulder. Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
  • On the other hand, age is no impediment to a high-flying career in the City or in IT: many of the current crop of dot.com whizz-kids are under 30.
  • A bullet whizzed past my ear.
  • About 6 months ago they did a story on the introduction of a whizzo piece of software being rolled out across all ABC metro newsrooms. Cheeseburger Gothic » MacSpeech Dictate, a potted review.
  • I WAS intrigued by a financial whizz-kid on the radio yesterday describing the global credit crisis as "a black swan event. Express & StarExpress & Star
  • She presented herself as a "hockey mom", a wholesome presence full of gosh darns, and gee whizzes, and dropped endings that fairly screamed "I am one of you! Daisy Morant: Not Buying Sarah Palin
  • Time "whizzed" by and there they were again at three o'clock and climbing. Friedrichshafen - March 18, 1944
  • Place the pepper flesh with the nuts, basil, garlic and cheese in a food processor and whizz.
  • She saw the "trolleys" fly past her in quick succession, and it seemed to her they whizzed jeeringly at her as they sped. The Governess
  • He whizzes through the kind of past American legends are made of, everything carefully documented and produced at the proper stage of the recitation.
  • The whizzy dialogue means the tale rattles on at pace.
  • Put strained liquid, sour cream, half coriander and grated Edam into a food processor or blender and whizz until smooth.
  • Anyway, this week is the opening round, and contains questions on whizzy topics such as international numberplate codification. Times, Sunday Times
  • Whizz-bangs," was the corporal's laconical remark. Attack An Infantry Subaltern's Impression of July 1st, 1916
  • The former Countdown maths whizz also had stitches in her forehead and eyelid. The Sun
  • Yet once they start dancing, the effect is pure gold: the thumpy rhythms of their feet on the wooden floor of a park pavilion, the couple's shared power and mutual athleticism, their whizzing quickstep that feels like the Earth's been knocked off its axis and the effortless, ecstatic, romantic joy of it all. Ginger Rogers at 100: Even with Astaire, always taking the lead
  • It's really shortened the shelf life," says Mr. Dalzell, who is considered to be a real "big noise," or a very important person, among word whizzes like Jesse Sheidlower, editor-at-large at the Oxford English Dictionary. As Slang Changes More Rapidly, Expert Has to Watch His Language
  • Minced lamb or beef is whizzed in the food processor with the spices, fresh herbs and onion, then threaded on to thick, flat metal skewers or shaped into meatballs and cooked on a grill or in a hot pan.
  • As the coach whizzed by, its back wheel clipped the edge of the curricle, tipping it nearly on its side.
  • Once you've cracked the control and played through the levels once or twice, you can whizz through the game very quickly.
  • So I bombed out of the office, jumped into a cab and whizzed home, to find two burly men in overalls on the doorstep.
  • In this respect, Mr. Cameron trotted out the usual bog-standard measures: export promotion; infrastructure upgrades; investment in education and science; whizzy new government initiatives to increase the supply of venture capital. Ask Germany where growth comes from
  • Modern cameras and special effects have encouraged action movies to show things from whizzingly mobile viewpoints. Times, Sunday Times
  • They all went whizzing by us as we tootled along at forty miles per hour.
  • Ain't this been a gee-whizzer of a storm?" queried the oil man, holding the two Aleuts at arm's length. On a Torn-Away World Or, the Captives of the Great Earthquake
  • I shall wave to Coventry tonight as we whizz past on the M6.
  • Discovery Bay Games Atari's iPad joystick accessory The company hopes to capitalize on surging sales of casual games—software that lacks the whizzy visual effects of high-end action titles but can be played easily in increments as short as a few minutes. Atari Takes a Trip Back to the Future
  • As the word left his lips, "whizz," Jimmy's minnow landed in the middle of the circles widening about the rise of the Bass. At the Foot of the Rainbow
  • And after that we will whizz round Europe for a bit. Times, Sunday Times
  • I can add whizzes, bangs and sparkles really easily.
  • It's true that he does jolly good work when the Huns 'strafe' his wire and he has to go out and mend it, but he doesn't go forward in an attack; he sits in his dug-out and telephones like blazes for reinforcements while the Germans pepper his roof for him with 'whizz-bangs.' Mud and Khaki Sketches from Flanders and France
  • Derek Jefferson had certainly whizzed them round the factory, and was already in the final assembly area.
  • A police car whizzed by, on its way to the accident.
  • You could make it whizzier, but it is about using technology without throwing it in anyone's face. Times, Sunday Times
  • There were some wheatears in there too, and several other blurry dashes of color whizzing around in the big excitement they were taking part in, guess this must be it: the beginning of spring.
  • Bullets started whizzing past him, pinging off the cast-iron crenellations. THE 5 GREATEST WARRIORS
  • Whizz the avocado, yoghurt, milk, lemon juice and vinegar in a blender until smooth.
  • The control tower is so noisy with aeroplanes whizzing past.
  • Use a hand blender to whizz until smooth. Times, Sunday Times
  • Jobson's self-quilled script opens and closes with an oh-so-serious soliloquy, read against a montage of the solar system, along with a CGI whizz-bang ride across the planets.
  • So send the children out for another whizz around the shops and indulge yourself for a while.
  • Add the vanilla and egg yolk and whizz. Times, Sunday Times
  • There was an instrument that played the wind, made of ice-cream scoops, which whizzed around when the wind blew it or they hit it with a cricket bat.
  • One way to understand this is to imagine the electrons to be whizzing round the nuclei in an ‘orbital’ that is similar to rather like the orbits of the planets revolving around the Sun.
  • I whizzed through Year 2 without getting caught.
  • And suddenly she felt a cold rush of air as the redhead actually whizzed right by her, his elbow pad actually grazing her arm as he did so.
  • However, this is only my revenge for much exasperation and deploration that they would never come away from their pestiferous walls, -- where, after all, they had a right to stay, and will not be blamed by the candid and unbebullet-whizzed reader that they did stay. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 27, January, 1860
  • In a food processor, whizz the cream cheese and pepper till smooth, adding a spoonful of cream if needed to soften.
  • I bounded at top speed down the hallway, whizzing past a few folks who were walking the other way.
  • Two cars whizzed by, then the woodcutter's truck passed, laden with dried branches for cooking fires.
  • Put simply, Viet Nam does not produce CDOs, MBSs or any other kind of whizz kid acronym. Undefined
  • It grew bigger with incredible speed, she was whizzing towards it.
  • The shop was humming with activity as waitresses whizzed to and fro, taking orders or delivering desserts to the customers.
  • But then, the history and culinary whizzes among you (who are probably shaking your heads sadly by now) probably already knew that.
  • The express train whizzed past the station.
  • He also had a bone kit with everything from scaplulas, ribs, pelvi to ulnas in a variety of sizes with a whizzo bone grow here surface ready to be bolted into place. Cheeseburger Gothic » Under the knife.
  • I'd already spent an hour at a bus stop in the ‘burbs, staring at the cars whizzing past, going about their business.
  • I'm sure there's a word in German -- they are a whizzer with those kicky compound nouns -- but none in English for that precise combination. When raging Jews blog stupidly.
  • Some think it's fun to whizz over the speed hump and see how fast they can take off.
  • You whizz everything together in a food processor, spread the mixture over a large baking tray, then freeze it for an hour.
  • Think of it as a piece of luggage that can whizz you to the local boulangerie of a morning. Times, Sunday Times
  • Some people can hop off the red-eye at 6am and whizz straight to their desks.
  • Missiles and bullets whizzed past his car, only narrowly avoiding the tail.
  • Whizzing along on the train, there was a sense of achievement recalling how we had cycled all that way only 48 hours earlier.
  • I can add whizzes, bangs and sparkles really easily.
  • Japanese camera makers continually introduce whizzy new electronic models.
  • Modern life whizzes by at a frantic pace and we mere mortals find ourselves in a constant whirl trying to find ways of catching up.
  • Our band is like The Clash down Sesame Street with a bag of pink whizz, don't you think?
  • I couldn't get out of my mind that whizz-kid Sixtus V. The Vatican Rip
  • The noise levels rose by more than a few decibels, while the games whizzed by at such speed that they made Concorde look slow.
  • This is ideal for anyone whizzing through in a lunch-break (although it is perfectly possible to take a leisurely stroll through all the rooms in an hour).
  • He went freelance 40 years ago, inventing whizzo kit for a living. Times, Sunday Times
  • Residents have been complaining about the sound of engines and bikes whizzing past them as they walk on footpaths.
  • Using a hand blender, whizz it together until the mixture is smooth. The Sun
  • Today I nodded my greeting, but he avoided my gaze, and whizzed past with his son.
  • Make the pastry case by whizzing the flour and butter in a food processor until they resemble fine breadcrumbs.
  • She kicked goal after goal, each one whizzing past my face and coming this close to decapitating me.
  • Add the tahini and continue to whizz until the mixture is really thick and smooth. Times, Sunday Times
  • Now the vogue is for whizzy computer-assisted attribution studies. Times, Sunday Times
  • Despite his self-confessed uselessness at school, he was able to utilise all the new whizzo technology which logistics require. Times, Sunday Times
  • It's the small feeling of awe and wonderment you get seeing its sleek shape whizz past you.
  • I think it shows just how seriously we in the United Kingdom take our weather when the BBC Weather Centre's relaunched forecast - complete with all new three-dimensional whizzy graphics - becomes a major news story in itself.
  • It's very dramatic as the dragonfly larva has an extraordinary labial mask mounted underneath its face - like a gigantically extended lower lip with claws on the end which come whizzing out and grab the bloodworm.
  • These words drove all the heroic thoughts out of my brain, and I tried to look back to see how near our pursuers were; but I could not turn my head round, but only listen to the shouts, while _crack, crack, crack_ came the reports of rifles -- badly aimed by the mounted men, who fired from the saddle, holding their weapons pistol-wise -- the bullets from which went whizzing and buzzing past our ears. Charge! A Story of Briton and Boer
  • We spun, whizzed, dashed, leaped, "cavorted;" we did whatever a birch running the gantlet of whirlpools and breakers may do, except the fatal finality of a somerset. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 61, November, 1862
  • Julian Cope, former rock god and pagan poet, has an oddly Establishment sideline - he's a whizz on archeology, as his latest book proves.
  • It was quite an effort just to pull the oar level and even without my mighty power the boat was still whizzing along.
  • The three-word song title whizzes by like the Roadrunner's "meep-meep!" as it zips away from the Coyote. AvaxHome RSS:
  • And yet what I hear is so remote, a tremble displaced in time, so indifferent, its spent passion whizzing above my immobile frame.
  • Now she whizzes round the streets, seeing friends, going to the shops and going to school.
  • When it has cooled, whizz in a blender until smooth. Times, Sunday Times
  • Dry it in a salad whizzer or by patting it with kitchen paper. Times, Sunday Times
  • The instrument designated above as the whizzer is a thin, flat, pointed piece of wood, painted black and sparkling with the specular iron ore which is sprinkled on the surface; three small pieces of turquoise are inlaid in the wood to represent eyes and mouth. The Mountain Chant, A Navajo Ceremony Fifth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1883-84, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1887, pages 379-468
  • I'd already spent an hour at a bus stop in the ‘burbs, staring at the cars whizzing past, going about their business.
  • And he discovered that whizzkids in IT may be brainboxes when it comes to mastering the microchip, but too many are locked in a world of jargon seemingly too lofty for ordinary mortals to understand.
  • And by the look of that whizzy new (- ish) ClustrMaps widget, the majority of visitors are from the US. Happy First Bloggiversary to BoP
  • Cough, pronounced coff, is onomatopoeic in origin, from the sound of the closure of the glottis plus the sound of air whizzing or wheezing through the trachea.
  • Trains whizz through the station by the village on their way to London every day.
  • Noa, I'll shy it mysel '," said the gallant Jimmy; and at the word whizz came the half of a turnip within art inch of Kate's ear. The Firm of Girdlestone
  • Excited, she whizzes through the rest of the vacuuming.
  • Read on as Michael Stusser whizzes through the bizarre world of Japanese lunch art.
  • The sound of cars whizzing by on the lonely suburban road always had a calming effect on him.
  • Billy Whizz, named for the rapid speed at which he could move, escaped on July 16 last year.
  • The wind was playing tricks, lifting heaps of dried leaves, whizzing them round, and shifting them from one end of the garden to the other.
  • They are 12-year-old science fair extraordinaries, mental calculation geniuses, and computer whizzes. Emily K. Schwartz: The Accidental Techie
  • Swift as thought the veteran archer raised his arblast to his shoulder, the whizzing bolt fled from the ringing string, and the next moment crashed quivering into the corselet of Plantagenet. Burlesques
  • A graphic art whizz had done it for him, but he had made the mistake of giving the red-top a blokey, jokey quote to accompany it.
  • Of course, Intel don't expect you to be buying this motherboard intending to use the on-board video to replace your whizzo video card.
  • The Walton whizz-kid, tipped to be the most talented on the UK skate scene, was talent-spotted at the resort's skatepark three years ago.
  • A bullet ripped through the air above his head with a whizz, another round thudded into the muddy ground nearby.
  • The spin and "whizz" of his reel, the rush of a brown mountain stream with its fringe of silver birch and stunted alder, the white side of a leaping salmon, and the gasp of that noble fish towed deftly into the shallows at last, afforded him a natural and unmixed pleasure. M. or N. "Similia similibus curantur."
  • Lord Dholakia took one look, then whizzed away at impressive speed for one so short.
  • A bullet whizzed past her leg, close enough to tear her dress.
  • One after another they banged the ball out of the infield, line-drives and whizzing grounders and almost all of them got on base.
  • Two minutes later and Keenan again was whizzing down the right flank after Warnock had launched a counter-attack from deep inside.
  • The beach is great for a stroll or simply watching windsurfers whizz up and down on the waves. The Sun
  • Make the vanilla sugar by whizzing a few tablespoons of sugar with the seeds of a vanilla pod in an electric mixer and sprinkle it generously over the chilled strawberries before eating.
  • Skiers whizzed by me spraying snow, as my brain judged the pros and cons in its spartan gray courtroom. CHOICE SNOW • by Diane Hoover Bechtler
  • I saw a big piece of metal whizzing through the air.
  • That sword whizzed through the air like a bullet; and its point went an inch and a half into the frame of the door. Into the Jaws of Death
  • Transfer the solids into the food processor (or only part if you enjoy chunky soup like I do), and whizz into a purée.
  • There is always some magic remedy that will cure it, or some whizz-kid quack with a patent method.
  • And, perhaps because the routine is the same every day, time seems to be whizzing past as if someone had overwound the clock.
  • The plot hinges on a key masterpiece, won by a computer whizz. Times, Sunday Times
  • But soon the mystery is resolved when he adds cold butter, to reduce the temperature, and whizzes the mixture with an electric whisk until it is frothy.
  • One shell beyond it, one shell short of it, then whizz-BOOM Burst rafters leaping upwards and a sheet of uralite skimming down the air like a nicked playing-card. Homage to Catalonia
  • It's those damned cyclists speeding up behind without warning, scaring the living daylights out of you as they whizz past, that are the menaces.
  • A police car whizzed by, on its way to the accident.
  • Other than that, the £25m building site at the Vauxhall End drowned out the noise of the cricket with whirrings and crashes, whizzes and bangs.
  • A sharp inward breath as splinters from the wall behind and to his right whizzed past his ears as the explosive bark of the gun nearly deafened him.
  • It is easy, she says, for the basics to get lost among petty controversies and whizz-bang advertising.
  • Here, she whizzed about like a bagatelle ball.
  • For the pastry, place the flour and butter in a food processor with a pinch of salt and whizz until breadcrumbs.
  • Whether galloping off with Sophie nestled into the soft skin of his ear to capture dreams as though they were exotic butterflies; speaking his delightful jumbled squib-fangled patois; or whizzpopping for the Queen he leaves an indelible impression of bigheartedness. Planet-x.com.au » AudioBooks Roald
  • Brown smiled with relief as that silly title whizzed harmlessly over his head. Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me
  • Suddenly the silence was interrupted by the sound of arrows whizzing and striking soft objects.
  • If you do end up with odd scraps of cheese (and booze) the best way to use them up is to make the ridiculously indulgent French cheese spread called fromage fort which simply involves whizzing up stray ends of cheese in a food processor with a little white wine, a dash of brandy or grappa and a good grind of black pepper and voilà - a cheese paté you can use to spread on crostini (aka toast). The Guardian World News
  • You can stick a vanilla pod into a jar of sugar to flavour it, or for a more rounded taste, you can whizz the sugar with the whole pod or just the seeds in an electric mixer.
  • An early morning jogger whizzes past under the dappled sunlight as the street dog barks somewhere round the corner.
  • This whizzo gadget can monitor 8 temperatures and control 8 fans automatically according to temperature.
  • He pulled back on the rifle's bolt, sending a spent shell whizzing out of the chamber.
  • A bullet whizzed past my ear.
  • Stewart felt a bottle whizz past his head.
  • This weekend's hire car was a Renault Optimist, with all the whizzy features that your striving Unix administrator demands.
  • The signs were clearly there, he added, and not all of them took a maths whizz to spot. Times, Sunday Times
  • He likes the traffic noise, the zoom of cars whizzing up and down Great Western Road.
  • Synth notes bob, bend and warble, producing a strange, droning, Doppler effect, whizzing past the listener like vehicles on a Tron superhighway.
  • You can stick a vanilla pod into a jar of sugar to flavour it, or for a more rounded taste, you can whizz the sugar with the whole pod or just the seeds in an electric mixer.
  • Stewart felt a bottle whizz past his head.
  • Meanwhile, make the pesto: whizz the rocket, pine nuts and cheese in a food processor with about 6 tbsp oil - enough to give a thick paste- and season to taste.
  • Security just kind of whizzed past me and I saw them grab my buddy and I pointed and said, 'It's not him' and they just dragged him out. Chicagotribune.com -
  • Well look out onto the lakes, see jet-boats whizzing around; look up at the mountains, see parapenters jumping off everywhere, hang-gliders jumping off.
  • Most of these words are, um, pan-Anglospheric but what are whizzo, tiddly-om-pom-pom, hot-desking, kitten heels, ghetto fabulous ? Languagehat.com: WORDS OF THE YEAR.
  • Maybe if you don't take whizz or drink booze we can have a lovely time together.
  • Pour about a cupful of poppyseeds with 2-3 tbsp of icing sugar into a whizzer/grinder and whizz until you see the colour change to a nice poppyseed grey. Noodle IMBB#22 (Sweet noodles and 4 toppings)
  • Place the coriander, walnuts, garlic, juice and Parmesan in a food processor with half a tsp salt and some pepper, whizz and add oil until a thick paste has formed.
  • Minced lamb or beef is whizzed in the food processor with the spices, fresh herbs and onion, then threaded on to thick, flat metal skewers or shaped into meatballs and cooked on a grill or in a hot pan.
  • And winn again, blaguadargoos, or lues the day, plays goat, the banshee pealer, if moskats knows whoss whizz, the great day and the druidful day come San Finnegans Wake
  • Utterly peaceful but when mountain bikers whizz by my heart speeds up. Times, Sunday Times
  • He handed me my passport and I was out of there quicker than a whippet on whizz.
  • You’ve heard about all the whizzo lethal animals we have? Cheeseburger Gothic » Not so lazy Sunday
  • Skaters whizzed by in the rink behind them, but nobody moved to put on a pair of four-wheelers and join the throng.
  • To most of the 80,000 petrolheads who will fill the stands at the Kent circuit, A1 is another reason to spend Sunday afternoons watching cars whizzing round in circles.
  • Trains whizz through the station by the village on their way to London every day.
  • One group of wounded World War I soldiers developed such speedy invalid carriages - known as whizz bangs - to propel them to race meetings that they became known locally as the 'flying squad'. Home | Mail Online
  • I whizzed through my GCSEs, acing geography with the only perfect score in the country.
  • Powerful legs lifted Copperhead off the ground as 7.62 mm rounds whizzed by, narrowly missing their targets.
  • These new doors were such a whizzo idea that everyone wanted one and the council just couldn't keep up with demand. Mark Kermode: How to make an intelligent blockbuster and not alienate people
  • But 76-year-old Nat did not mind one bit as he threw himself into the action with a few games of table football and a quick whizz around the pool table.
  • Then, when I can't run any more, I will install a stairlift, but one that's turbo-powered so that I can shout ‘Wheeee’ as I whizz up and down.
  • Utterly peaceful but when mountain bikers whizz by my heart speeds up. Times, Sunday Times
  • He and I spent upwards of an hour climbing through tunnels and whizzing down the slides.
  • BMW was certainly betting on a lot of media coverage of their whizzy new building, so much so that Domus magazine ended up running a catty piece on the carefully orchestrated media circus (which was when our photos were taken).
  • You watch him, and you find yourself picturing the latest shot whizzing round his body, like a silver ball in a bagatelle.
  • The managerial carousel at St James 'Park has whizzed round so hectically in recent years that the club's owners might have been forgiven for examining their history and wondering if they might not do better to revert to getting the team picked and run by a selection committee. Newcastle United must do the right thing with Chris Hughton
  • Yesterday Wally and I loaded up our Renault with the motor mower whizzer, spades, forks, rakes, brooms, and drove to five Rose Hill Road. Storyteller
  • I would like to whizz down but I keep getting my hair caught so I have to stop, swearing as I disentangle it.
  • But driving home that night, with the day's events whizzing round in my head, I did wonder if we were just preaching to the converted.
  • So there's a double irony that Gorillaz - the most successful virtual band ever except perhaps for The Smurfs - not only have full creative control over their output but have also eschewed whizzy 3D rendering for a more retro cartoon look.
  • Alexandre Tharaud is the latest young piano whizz-kid to establish himself with an album of Chopin pieces, following WN.com - Articles related to Miley Cyrus: Last Song 'When I Look at You' with boyfriend Liam Hemsworth (VIDEO)
  • Balancing on the verge with traffic whizzing past close behind me was hair raising.
  • You don't need to be a computer whizz; simply pop in the details of your plants. Times, Sunday Times
  • Thrown off balance, the boy fell with a splash, just as the bullet whizzed past his head.
  • Someone said later she could feel the bullet tickling her hair as it whizzed by, but that was one of Jill's college friends, who had always been prone to exaggerations. Gunplay
  • But with the slowing economy, customers are more interested in price and convenience than whizzy technology, says IDC analyst Jason D. Smolek.
  • Pop in a blender or food processor and whizz up with the icing sugar and lemon juice. Times, Sunday Times
  • Stewart felt a bottle whizz past his head.
  • Crossbow bolts filled the air, making lethal whistling noises as they whizzed past.
  • The Home Office whizz-bang new computer system 2 or so years back was a notable fiasco.
  • When she's not playing her instrument, Mrs Jackson still uses plenty of puff by whizzing round Amesbury on her mountain bike.
  • The boy whizzed up the platform, yelling, jumping, turning cartwheels.
  • But then, the history and culinary whizzes among you (who are probably shaking your heads sadly by now) probably already knew that.
  • He unloaded a few rounds that whizzed right in front of her nose.
  • Whizzing past the floating dock, the X-treme Daredevils and the Backyard Blasters almost knock the World Racers official off into the hungry crocodile in their race to get the trophy!

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