whiz

Noun

• a buzzing or hissing sound as of something traveling rapidly through the air
  • he heard the whiz of bullets near his head
    

• someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

Verb

• make a soft swishing sound
  • the motor whirred
    
  • the car engine purred
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  whizz , whirr , whir , birr , purr