whizzle

English

Alternative forms

• wizzle, weezle

Etymology

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

Verb

whizzle (third-person singular simple present whizzles, present participle whizzling, simple past and past participle whizzled)

1. (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.

2. (dialectal, Northern England) To go about one's way carelessly or heedlessly.

Noun

whizzle (plural whizzles)

1. (dialectal, Northern England) A whizzing sound.