sizz

Example Sentences

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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

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 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

I heard the din of happy voices in the "big house" and the sizz and songs of boiling kettles in the kitchen.

From Gov. Bob. Taylor's Tales by Taylor, Robert L.

Consider Mr. Meshach, Who felt the furnace too: He let it sizz nor queried “Is It hot enough for you?”

From A line-o'-verse or two by Taylor, Bert Leston