whizzing

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of whiz
2. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of whizz

noun

1. The sound or action of something that whizzes.

   “At length it grew dark; they though, they heard a sound of whizzing and snorting in the air, such as the swans use to make in the winter time.”

   “For, when the line is darting out, to be seated then in the boat, is like being seated in the midst of the manifold whizzings of a steam-engine in full play[…]”

adj

1. Spinning rapidly.
2. Producing a whizz; giving off a whizzing noise.

   “From inside the mill there came a whizzing, whirring, and clashing sound, and now and then a bright saw-blade flashed in the air, as if in combat with the spirits of the night, to cut the stumps and uneven ends off the logs.”