Whiz

Part of speech: noun (n.)

A hissing and humming sound. Like the whiz of my crossbow. Coleridge.

Part of speech: verb (v.)

To make a humming or hissing sound, like an arrow or ball flying through the air; to fly or move swiftly with a sharp hissing or whistling sound. [Written also whizz.] It flew, and whizzing, cut the liquid way. Dryden.