whizzle

verb, noun — 3 senses

whizzle

verb

Etymology From whiz + -le (frequentative suffix). Compare quizzle.

1

Northern England, Dialectal To whiz or whirl along; to move with a hissing sound.

  • 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:
2

Northern England, Dialectal To go about one's way carelessly or heedlessly.

whizzle

noun

Etymology From whiz + -le (frequentative suffix). Compare quizzle.

1

Northern England, Dialectal A whizzing sound.

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