sizz

Example Sentences

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The fuse begins to "sizz" and sputter and a spiral of smoke, like that from a smouldering fag, rises from it.

From Over the Top by Empey, Arthur Guy

With one grand sizz the three rockets went up into the air simultaneously.

From Young Hunters of the Lake by Bonehill, Ralph

He simply drew the bedclothes around himself and let the rocket sizz.

From The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World by Boyton, Paul

When she ran out of the room, socks were pressed surreptitiously against the pipe with a "sizz," and when she returned, innocent looking people were standing against the wall, no socks to be seen.

From The Luck of Thirteen Wanderings and Flight through Montenegro and Serbia by Gordon, Cora

The steam began to sizz, settling swiftly into a rhythmatic chugging, as the revolving wheel began to churn up the water astern.

From The Devil's Own A Romance of the Black Hawk War by Parrish, Randall