sizz
Example Sentences
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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 Paul Boyton
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 Cora Gordon
"That's a lie, first sizz out of the syphon," broke in another voice.
From One Wonderful Night A Romance of New York by Louis Tracy
With one grand sizz the three rockets went up into the air simultaneously.
From Young Hunters of the Lake by Ralph Bonehill
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 Arthur Guy Empey
