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 Boyton, Paul

An �olian harp made of rubber bands on a bicycle, aroused by the wind as the machine moves swiftly, gives the same soft rasp—a prolonged "sizz."

From Cupid's Middleman by Lent, Edward B.

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

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

From Young Hunters of the Lake by Bonehill, Ralph

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