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whizzle

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whizzle

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

verb whizzles · whizzling · whizzled · wizzle · weezle

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

noun whizzles · wizzle · weezle

  1. Northern England, dialectal A whizzing sound.

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"whizzle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/whizzle. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"whizzle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/whizzle.

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@misc{whizzle_2026,
  title = {whizzle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/whizzle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}