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whizzle en · NOUN

Etymology

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

Meanings

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

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
wizzle		alternative	lexicographic
whizzles	Number=Plur		lexicographic
weezle		alternative	lexicographic

whizzle en · VERB

Etymology

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

Meanings

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.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
wizzle		alternative	lexicographic
whizzling	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
whizzles	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
weezle		alternative	lexicographic
whizzled	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
whizzled	Tense=Past		lexicographic